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Corpuscularian — Cor*pus cu*la ri*an ( l? r? an), a. Corpuscular. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corpuscularian — Cor*pus cu*la ri*an, n. An adherent of the corpuscular philosophy. Bentley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corpuscularian — corpuscūlāˈrian adjective noun A person who holds the corpuscular theory • • • Main Entry: ↑corpus … Useful english dictionary
Boyle, Robert — born Jan. 25, 1627, Lismore Castle, County Waterford, Ire. died Dec. 31, 1691, London, Eng. Irish born English chemist and natural philosopher. The son of Richard Boyle, the Great Earl of Cork (1566–1643), he settled at Oxford in 1654 and, with… … Universalium
Alchemy — Alchemist redirects here. For other uses, see Alchemist (disambiguation). For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). Page from alchemic treatise of Ramon Llull, 16th century Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early… … Wikipedia
Naïve realism — argues we perceive the world directly Naïve realism, also known as direct realism or common sense realism, is a philosophy of mind rooted in a common sense theory of perception that claims that the senses provide us with direct awareness of the… … Wikipedia
The World (Descartes) — The World , originally titled Le Monde and also called Treatise on the Light , is a book by René Descartes (1596 ndash;1650). Written between 1629 and 1633, it contains a relatively complete version of his philosophy, from method, to metaphysics … Wikipedia
Corpuscularianism — is a physical theory that supposed all matter to be composed of minute particles, which became important in the Seventeenth century. Among the leading corpuscularians were Rene Descartes, Robert Boyle, and John Locke.[1] Corpuscularianism is… … Wikipedia
Stahl, Georg Ernst — ▪ German chemist and physician Introduction born Oct. 21, 1660, Ansbach, Franconia [Ger.] died May 14, 1734, Berlin, Prussia [Ger.] German educator, chemist, and esteemed medical theorist and practitioner. His chemical theory of phlogiston… … Universalium
action at a distance — Contested concept in the history of physics. Aristotelian physics holds that every motion requires a conjoined mover. Action can therefore never occur at a distance, but needs a medium enveloping the body, and which parts before its motion and… … Philosophy dictionary
