History of philosophy
A philosopher of Athens.
· Things are made up of seeds, the character of things is determined by these seeds.
· Like and unlike are separated through the agency of nous (mind).
A friend of Pericles, but after Pericles death he was accused of heresy for claiming that the sun
and stars were a flaming rocks and that we don't feel the heat of the stars because they are at a
great distance from the earth.
Atomists
· Leucippus
- Claimed by some to be the founder of Atomism, but so little is known of him that
some claim that he never really existed, he was reputed, however, to be the
teacher of
Atom indivisible
· Democritus 460-370 BC
- The universe is made of indivisible particles: atoms
- The universe is entirely governed by physical laws
- One should thus be hedonistic (devote oneself entirely to pleasure) - hence he is
annaabi.ee 
