Leucippus

This way of thinking is really completely different than what had been divulged before them. Founded assumedly by Leucippus, the atomists believed that the world was composed of these tiny little particles called atoms that floated around in empty space or “void.” The atomists claim that these atoms are unable to be cut, changed or destroyed, which is what we similarly believe today. However, the catch for the atomists is at this point in time, there was no way for them to be able to prove they were right. There was no scientific equipment that they could have used to test their theory. As I said, the theory of atomism was originated by Leucippus who was soon followed by Democritus who was a student of Leucippus. Atomists claim that these atoms have distinct characteristics. They are colorless, indestructible, solid, indivisible, etc. They can be any shape or size and are spread throughout the world and universe at a continuous movement within the void. One thing that I have a question with is when these atoms collide and bounce off each other, the atomists claim that sometimes they latch on and form objects, ones that we see today, how do they stay latched…

following: There is no generation or destruction, everything that exists always has and always would exist, there is no change, no movement, and no plurality—there is only the one (Parmenides B8). The criteria Parmenides puts forth seem to support the non-existence of nothingness, however, he gives rise to dissent from other philosophers when he rejects the notion of change. No one had every argued like Parmenides before which was why he was believed to be so great, but many other philosophers,…

Democritus became inspired by his teacher, Leucippus, to take over Leucippus’ theories, ideas, and works. Leucippus and Democritus were considered the first atomists of Greek tradition. “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.” (Democritus). Many ideas are given credit to Leucippus and Democritus, but the atomic theory is given to Democritus. Democritus and…

An atom is known as the basic unit of a chemical element; however, atoms are no longer considered the smallest particle in existence. From approximately 460 BC to present day 2015, human knowledge about atomic particles has drastically changed. Over the years, research has led to new discoveries involving atoms, subatomic particles, and quarks. Several philosophers including Leucippus, Democritus, Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Gell-Mann have contributed to humanity 's vast knowledge about…

One of the most important scientific discoveries is that of the atom. The Atom is the smallest unit of matter. “Atoms are mostly empty space” (OI/ https://www.thoughtco.com/interesting-facts-about-atoms-603817). It makes up all the four elements. “There are over 100 different kinds of atoms ”(OI/https://www.thoughtco.com/interesting-facts-about-atoms-603817).Over time the theories about the atom have changed a lot, moving from simple to complex. Before 1900, scientists made several…

The Rape of the daughters of Leucippus is representational work of art. It is realistic in its portrayal of human form and contains no extreme and obvious distortions of the anatomy. However, whether it is realistic is another question. In the art world it is considered realistic. However Baroque artists portrayed women as more buxom than they really were for that day and age. People had to engage in a lot of physical work and did not have an excess of food, the average person was much thinner…

philosophy was based upon mathematics, specifically geometry. He believed that geometry was the foundation of the universe. He also founded a school that lasted around three hundred years and highly influenced the famous Plato. Xenophanes was the philosopher that denied the Greek Gods, he believed that there was one God, we now call this pantheism. A disciple for Xenophanes, who was named Parmenides, believed that “All things are one”(pg 6). The famous paradox of the Tortoise and Achilles was…

In this paper, I am going to give my response to the Atomist philosophy put forth by the pre-Socratic philosophers Leucippus and Democritus. Some main points of the atomists readings that I am going to write about in this paper include the different characteristics of the atom, the empty space these atoms move around in, and how we perceive these atoms. Overall, I feel like the atomist have a very good base of ideas for their time. However, there are a few ideas that can be considered dated. I…

Island of Samos in Greece, a philosopher was recorded to travel from one island to another. Though no exact word was documented from this philosopher named Pythagoras, the teachings of Pythagoras would be pronounced by his students. According to the students of Pythagoras, Pythagoras believed that everything was composed of numbers. Pythagoras and his students made the study of mathematics prominent since they believed that everything has numerical bases . For Pythagoras and his students, it is…

There are many factors involved with the atomic theory. Antimatter is its name exactly. Practically most of qualities that regular matter has is in reverse for antimatter. Antimatter is rare in the universe to be found, scientists still haven’t figured out why it’s rare. Antoine Lavosier was the first the first person to make good use of the balance. He was a talented experimenter. After a vacation in Priestly in 1774, and began his study of the burning process. He proposed the the…