Atomism in Philosophy

Ugo Zilioli is Leverhulme Researcher at the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford and Associate Member of Lady Margaret Hall, UK. He is author of Protagoras and the Challenge of Relativism: Plato's Subtlest Enemy (2007; 2nd edition 2016), The Cyrenaics (2014) and editor of From the Socratics to the Socratic Schools: Classical Ethics, Metaphysics and Epistemology (2015).

• List of ContributorsPreface & AcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and TransliterationsGeneral Introduction, Ugo ZilioliPART I. ATOMISM IN ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY 1. Early Ancient Atomism, Similarities and Differences, Andrew Gregory2. The Reception of Atomism in Ancient Medical Literature: From Hippocrates to Galen, Vincenzo Damiani3. Why Aren’t Atoms Coloured?, David Sedley4. Atoms and Minimal “Parts”: The Originality of Epicurean Atomism, Francesco Verde5. Atoms and Universals in Epicurus, Attila Nemeth6. Atoms, Complexes and Simples in the Theaetetus, Sophie-Grace Chappell7. Atomism in Plato’s Timaeus, Luca PitteloudPART II. ATOMISM IN NON-WESTERN, MEDIEVAL AND MODERN PHILOSOPHY 8. Atoms and Orientation: Vasubandhu’s Solution To The Problem Of Contact, Amber Carpenter and Ngaserin Ng Jing Ya9. Aggregates versus Wholes: An Unresolved Debate between the Ny¯aya-Vai´ses.ika and Buddhist Schools in Ancient Indian Atomism, Sahotra Sarkar10. Atomism and Islamic Thought, Francesco Omar Zamboni11. Atoms and Time I, Charles Doyle12. Atoms and Music in Late Medieval Philosophy, Philippa Ovenden13. Atomism and the Cambridge Platonists, Adrian Mihai14. Atomism and Society in William Petty, Akos Sivado15. Atoms, Colours, and God in Leibniz, Alberto ArtosiPART III. ATOMISM IN CONTEMPORARY THOUGHTSection I: Philosophy16. Logical Atomism and Wittgenstein, Annalisa Coliva17. Atomism and Semantics in the Philosophy of Jerrold Katz, Keith Begley18. Atoms and Knowledge, Nick Treanor19. Atoms and Time II, Mauro Dorato20. Atomism and Marxism in Louis Althusser, Panagiotis Sotiris21. Atomism and Liberalism, Philip KrinksSection II: Metaphysics22. Atoms as Universals, Matthew Tugby23. Atoms and Extended Simples, Travis Dumsday24. Power Gunk, or Unlimitedly Divided Powers, Anna Marmodoro and Andrea Roselli25. Atoms and Tropes, Peter SimonsSection III: The Sciences: Physics and Chemistry26. Atoms and Physics-Based Structuralism, Matteo Morganti27. Atoms and Chemistry I: Not a Success Story, Paul Needham28. Atoms and Chemistry II, Robin HendryIndex

This landmark collection treats the complex problem of atomism with the sophistication it deserves, providing ample resources for studying its historical and systematic aspects. I am particularly glad to see that pertinent mereological discussions from the Indian and Islamic traditions are covered as well.