Aidra - Eidora

Japanese: エイドラ - えいどら
Aidra - Eidora

…He inherited the theory of Democritus and took the position of atomism. The things in nature are composites made up of atoms, and the surface of the composites is constantly exuding eidōla. It is like a film made up of many atoms, and sensations are formed when it stimulates the soul, which is also made up of atoms, inside the sensory organs. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Aedra" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼はデモクリトスの説を継承して原子論の立場に立った。自然界の事物は原子から構成されている合成物であるが,合成物の表面からは絶えず〈エイドラeidōla〉が流出している。それは多くの原子からなるいわばフィルムのようなものであるが,それが感覚器官の内にあって同じく原子からなる魂を刺激することによって感覚が成立する。…

※「エイドラ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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