Atomism, Democritus and Epicurus

        In the Atomists, we see pluralism taken as far as it could possibly go. We see Democritus and Epicurus divide all the world, as well as the universe, into two categories; atoms and empty space. Everything else is merely thought to exist. The atoms are eternal, infinite in size and number and they are moving through the empty space. There is no motion without empty space. Both Democritus and Epicurus agreed that motion was impossible …showed first 75 words of 1290 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1290 total…Democritus leaves unresolved in ethical and psychological dilemmas as well.         Of course, lingual and interpretive constraints play a part in all philosophical theory of the classical period. Yet in our 'modern' world, we rely heavily on the ideas set forth by these great thinkers. It would be foolish to take one concept as superior over another because the scope of ideas given to us by these thinkers is too great a wealth to judge subjectively.