Islamic Atomism and the Galenic Tradition

History of Science 47 (3):277-295 (2009)
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This paper argues that tthe detailed critique of a variety of atomistic doctrines found in the Galenic corpus, especially On the Elements according to Hippocrates, was a major source for the atomism of the early kalam.

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10.1177/007327530904700302

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Tzvi Langermann
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Ancient atomism.Sylvia Berryman - 2008 - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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