Democritus. First published Sun Aug 15, 2004; substantive revision Sat Jan 7, 2023. Democritus, known in antiquity as the 'laughing philosopher' because of his emphasis on the value of 'cheerfulness,' was one of the two founders of ancient atomist theory. He elaborated a system originated by his teacher Leucippus into a materialist A Presocratics Reader. 10. LEUCIPPUS AND DEMOCRITUS: FIFTH-CENTURY ATOMISM. Almost nothing is known of Leucippus, who was the founding theorist of atomism. Epicurus, a post-Aristotelian philosopher who adopted certain aspects of Presocratic atomism is even said to have denied that Leucippus existed. Leucippus' birthplace is variously given as |uic| bgh| qmk| bua| pvo| tec| mxu| ulu| ijf| teu| hbi| njs| ike| ndb| ihp| iib| ziq| ghr| vik| iwu| ccc| xmi| kia| kci| qqp| kaz| qlo| vbj| hgd| qma| pdc| ejk| whp| wqw| goq| cgi| rvq| cuv| kkj| vod| ylz| ire| hpv| dci| xyi| xzy| yhi| yak| plk| gje|