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Leucippus of Miletus
- Leucippus of Miletus Was a Greek philosopher recognized for having originated the theory of atomism.
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Leucippus ( / luːˈsɪpəs /; 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.
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Aug 14, 2004 · Leucippus is named by most sources as the originator of the theory that the universe consists of two different elements, which he called ‘the full’ or ‘solid,’ and ‘the empty’ or ‘void’.
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 of Miletus carried on the scientific philosophy which had begun to become associated with Miletus. We know little of his life but it is thought that he founder the School at Abdera on the coast of Thrace near the mouth of the Nestos River. Today the town is in Greece and is called Avdhira.
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.
In Greek mythology, Leucippus (Ancient Greek: Λεύκιππος Leukippos, "white horse") was a young man of Phaistos, Crete. Leucippus was born to Lamprus, the son of Pandion, and Galatea, daughter of Eurytius the son of Sparton.
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