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HoP 121 - This is a Test - the Mutazilites

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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The Paradox of Motion

The 9th century Mortazalite philosopher An Nadam developed a radical version of atomic physics. He argued that bodies cannot exist without possessing properties, which come into and out of existence. This sort of argument is sometimes referred to in contemporary philosophy as the Calam proof for God.

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