atomistic
Composed of parts
Atomistic describes an approach that breaks things into their smallest individual parts.
In philosophy and science, atomism holds that complex phenomena can be understood by analyzing their basic components.
In social contexts, atomistic often carries critical connotations—an atomistic society lacks cohesion, with individuals acting in isolation rather than as a community.
The atomistic view ignores how the parts interact as a whole.
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- independentFree from external control
- self-interestedConcerned with personal gain
- isolatedSeparated from others
discrete · singular · separate · detached · unconnected · fragmented · disconnected · solitary
Positive nuclear particle
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- quarkFundamental matter particle
- bosonInteger-spin subatomic particle
fermion · lepton · photon · neutrino · gluon · hadron · muon · baryon
Broken into pieces
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
- isolatedSeparated from others
anomie · individualism · neoliberal · competitive · privatized · uncoordinated · decentralized · dispersed
Ancient atomism's founder
- EpicurusAthenian pleasure-seeking sage
- indivisiblesThings that cannot separate
- voidWithout legal effect
- pre-SocraticGreek thought before dialectics
Lucretius · materialism · mechanism · metaphysics · ontology · determinism · causality · minima
Methodical study of parts
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- simplificationMaking something less complex
- parsimonyExcessive frugality with resources
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
positivism · mechanistic · determinism · quantitative · analytic · dissection · elementalism · bottom-up
self-reliant
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- independentFree from external control
- self-interestedConcerned with personal gain
isolated · discrete · singular · separate · detached · unconnected · fragmented · disconnected · solitary · privatized
proton
Positive nuclear particle
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- quarkFundamental matter particle
boson · fermion · lepton · photon · neutrino · gluon · hadron · muon · baryon · meson
fragmented
Broken into pieces
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
isolated · anomie · individualism · neoliberal · competitive · privatized · uncoordinated · decentralized · dispersed · divided
Democritus
Ancient atomism's founder
- EpicurusAthenian pleasure-seeking sage
- indivisiblesThings that cannot separate
- voidWithout legal effect
Lucretius · pre-Socratic · materialism · mechanism · metaphysics · ontology · determinism · causality · minima · Dalton
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- simplificationMaking something less complex
- parsimonyExcessive frugality with resources
empiricism · positivism · mechanistic · determinism · quantitative · analytic · dissection · elementalism · bottom-up · component
atomisticholistic
Addressing interconnected wholes
integrative · synthetic · gestalt · relational · ecological
atomisticcollectivist
Advocate for group primacy
communitarian · corporatist · holistic · communal · communalist
atomisticunified
Combined into one
integrated · whole · continuous · undivided · cohesive
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