Leucippus | |
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Born | Early 5th century BC |
Died | 5th century BC |
Era | Pre-Socratic philosophy |
Region | Western Philosophy |
School | Pre-Socratic philosophy; Materialism |
Main interests | Metaphysics |
Notable ideas | Atomism |
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Leucippus or Leukippos (Ancient Greek: Λεύκιππος, first half of 5th century BC) was a Greek philosopher. He was an early philosopher of atomism, the idea that everything is made up of many tiny things which always continue to exist.
Leucippus was born at Miletus or Abdera, although apparently Epicurus said he never existed. There has long been a controversy about this.