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Leucippus (/ l uː ˈ s ɪ p ə s /; Λεύκιππος, Leúkippos; fl. 5th century BCE) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He is traditionally credited as the founder of atomism, which he developed with his student Democritus.
Leucippus (flourished 5th century bc, probably at Miletus, on the west coast of Asia Minor) was a Greek philosopher credited by Aristotle and by Theophrastus with having originated the theory of atomism.
Leucippus or Leukippos (first half of the fifth century B.C.E.) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, and the founder of atomism.
6 days ago · A group of three ancient Greek philosophers, Leucippus, Democritus, and Epicurus, formed the core of the school of thought known as the Atomists. They believed that the substances making up the physical world were small, indivisible units they called “atoms.”
Jun 11, 2018 · Leucippus (fl. Greece, fifth century B.C.), Philosophy. The first of the Greek atomists, Leucippus was probably the founder of the school of Abdera, whose most famous exponent was Democritus.
Leucippus and Democritus were the earliest Greek atomists. The originator of the atomic theory, Leucippus (fifth century BCE), must be considered a speculative thinker of the first order, but to Democritus (c. 460 – c. 370 BCE) must go the credit for working out the detailed application of the theory and supporting it with a subtle ...
Leucippus was a Greek philosopher who originated the atomic theory of indivisibles developed later by Democritus. View one larger picture. Biography. Leucippus of Miletus carried on the scientific philosophy which had begun to become associated with Miletus.
Mar 31, 2021 · In Presocratics philosophy, Democritus and Leucippus are the founders of the Ancient Atomism school of Ancient Greek philosophy.
The founder of atomic theory, according to Aristotle and Theophrastus, is Leucippus. Yet they tell us nothing about Leucippus the man, and thanks to a skeptical remark made by Epicurus, his very existence has been called into question.
LEUCIPPUS (Leukippos), the son of Oenomaüs, king of Pisa. He was in love with Daphne and approached her in the disguise of a maiden and thus hunted with her. But Apollo's jealousy caused his discovery during the bath, and he was killed by the nymphs.
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