corpuscular philosophy — noun : the philosophy that attempts to account for the phenomena of nature by the characteristics (as motion, figure, rest, position) of minute particles of matter * * * corpuscular philosophy, the doctrine of atoms considered as a general… … Useful english dictionary
CORPUSCULAR PHILOSOPHY — the philosophy which accounts for physical phenomena by the position and the motions of corpuscles … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Corpuscular — Cor*pus cu*lar (k?r p?s k? l?r), a. [Cf. F. corpusculaire.] Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles. [1913 Webster] {Corpuscular philosophy}, that which attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the motion, figure … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corpuscular theory — Corpuscular Cor*pus cu*lar (k?r p?s k? l?r), a. [Cf. F. corpusculaire.] Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles. [1913 Webster] {Corpuscular philosophy}, that which attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corpuscular theory — noun (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles • Syn: ↑corpuscular theory of light • Ant: ↑wave theory of light (for: ↑corpuscular theory of light), ↑wave theory … Useful english dictionary
corpuscular theory of light — noun (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles • Syn: ↑corpuscular theory • Ant: ↑wave theory of light, ↑wave theory (for: ↑corpuscular theory) … Useful english dictionary
Science and British philosophy: Boyle and Newton — G.A.J.Rogers INTRODUCTION Achievements in the natural sciences in the period from Nicholas Copernicus (1473– 1543) to the death of Isaac Newton (1642–1727) changed our whole understanding of the nature of the universe and of the ways in which we… … History of philosophy
Chance (philosophy) — The word chance in philosophy means a complex of causes that produces an indeterministic process with indeterministic effects, therefore not necessary, not deterministic contingency. The ancient concept of chance as not existences of causes is… … Wikipedia
natural philosophy — noun the science of matter and energy and their interactions his favorite subject was physics • Syn: ↑physics • Derivationally related forms: ↑physical (for: ↑physics), ↑physicist ( … Useful english dictionary
Ancient Greek philosophy — Raphael s School of Athens, depicting an array of ancient Greek philosophers engaged in discussion. Ancient Greek philosophy arose in the 6th century BCE and continued through the Hellenistic period, at which point Ancient Greece was incorporated … Wikipedia
