KnowraAtomismLinked fromLinked fromThe 28 pages that link to Atomism, each with the reason it gives.All 28Broader topic 1Related 10Narrower topic 7Compared with 10Kinetic theory of gasesNarrower topic: The theory’s microscopic explanation depends on treating matter as particulate.EpicureanismNarrower topic: Epicurus adapts atomism to explain bodies, minds, and the cosmos.Corpuscular theory of lightNarrower topic: Corpuscular theories extended particulate explanations of matter to the propagation of light.DemocritusNarrower topic: Democritus developed the ancient Greek version of this broader philosophical position.Pierre GassendiNarrower topic: Gassendi made atomism a central alternative to Aristotelian accounts of matter.Jean PerrinNarrower topic: Perrin’s experiments addressed the longstanding question of whether atoms were more than useful hypotheses.School of AbderaNarrower topic: The School of Abdera is the best-known early Greek source of this philosophical position.