
HoP 055 - The Constant Gardener - Epicurus and his Principles
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Infinite Number of Atoms
Atoms themselves are made of parts, just like bodies, but these parts cannot be physically separated from one another. Epicurus calls them minima, or minimal parts - the smallest possible size that there is. He doesn't admit what democracy may have, namely that there are single atoms big enough to see. But there are all sorts of configurations of atoms, and as democracy taught us an infinite number of atoms.
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