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    It is not the case that Atoms cannot serve as the ultimate constituents that ground the reality of bodies.

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    • 1.Point-atoms lacking spatial extension whatsoever possess genuine indivisibility and thus cannot be decomposed into distinct parts.
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    • 2.Boscovich's theory of point-particles demonstrates that a coherent atomism need not invoke extended atoms, thereby evading the divisibility regress entirely.
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    • 3.If the indivisibility objection dissolves for non-extended atoms, the inference from 'atomism' to 'mere aggregate' loses its logical force.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.The Leibnizian demand for 'true unity' as a grounding condition smuggles in a rationalist metaphysical standard that empiricist ontologies are not obligated to satisfy.
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    • 2.Humean bundle theory grounds the reality of bodies in stable patterns of co-occurring qualities without requiring any bearer possessing intrinsic, indivisible unity.
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    • 3.If coherent physical explanation rather than metaphysical unity is the operative standard, atoms remain viable ultimate constituents.
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    • 1.For a thing to ground the reality of bodies, it must be a real being with true unity.
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    • 2.Atoms are extended beings.
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    • 3.Divisibility is of the essence of extension.
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