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leucippus (noun) - A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who is considered one of the earliest proponents of atomism, the idea that everything is composed of tiny, indivisible particles
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  • an Ancient Greek philosopher from Miletus, the founder of atomism and the first thinker in western history to consider determinism as a possibility, disciple of Zeno of Elea
  • a son of Hercules

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Leucippus also declared that atoms were the most indivisible part of matter.
The atoms in the philosophy of Leucippus do not move merely by chance.
Leucippus supposed himself to have discovered a theory which would avoid this consequence.
Aristotle certainly ascribes the foundation of the atomist system to Leucippus.
Leucippus and Democritus originated the atomic theory of indivisibles.
Leucophrye fell in love with Leucippus and betrayed the city to him.
Leucippus of Miletus came up with one of the most enduring scientific ideas ever.
Nothing whatsoever is known about Leucippus except that he was the teacher of Democritus.
The rise of modern chemistry and physics marked a return to the atomic theories of Leucippus.
Shortly afterwards Leucippus of Miletus similarly spoke of becoming as the movement of atoms.
Atomism was first thought of by Leucippus and Democritus.
The hypothesis of Leucippus and Democritus held everything to be composed of atoms.
The sculpture showed episodes from the Argonaut and Leucippus stories.
The atomic theory of Leucippus and Democritus c.
Leucippus of Miletus.

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The theory of atoms was developed by the Greek philosopher Leucippus and his student Democritus.
Leucippus contended that since movement exists, there must be empty space.
Lost works of Leucippus.
Leucippus held that there exist indivisible particles, atoms, underlying existence.
Atomism of Leucippus.
Leucippus is believed to be the founder, and was born at either Abdera or Miletus.
Proponents of the rival atomic theory, among them Leucippus and Democritus, disagreed.
Democritus and his teacher Leucippus, are known for formulating an atomic theory for the cosmos.
The present consensus among the world 's historians of philosophy is that this Leucippus is historical.
Leucippus and Democritus twenty-three centuries earlier.
BC according to several sources, and Leucippus c.
Arsinoe, daughter of Leucippus and possibly Philodice.
Leucippus of Miletus First half of the 5th century BC.
It can also be said to have included the Atomists, Leucippus and Democritus.
The Leucippus of record was an Ionian Greek Ionia, now part of western Turkey.
Aristotle and his student Theophrastus, however, explicitly credit Leucippus with the invention of Atomism.
It was, however, Leucippus and Democritus who developed the idea of the atom.
The Rape of the daughters of Leucippus - Rubens.
Its proponents, Leucippus and Democritus, were the earliest atomists.
Eurypylus married Sterope, a daughter of Helios and had two sons, Lycaon and Leucippus.
Phoebe was the daughter of Leucippus and Philodice, daughter of Inachus.
In the West, atomism emerged in the 5th century BCE with Leucippus and Democritus.
According to Pausanias' account, Leucippus had only one child, a daughter Calchinia.
Castor and Pollux abducted and married Phoebe and Hilaeira, the daughters of Leucippus.
In return, Idas and Lynceus, nephews of Leucippus and rival suitors, killed Castor.
Leucippus said, “ Nothing happen at random ; everything happen out of reason and by necessity . ”.

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