Atomism: Democritus And Epicurus
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There is no motion without empty space. Both
Democritus and Epicurus agreed that motion was impossible in a plenum, but it is
here that their theories diverge. In the cause of the motion, we begin to see a
variety of opinions.
Both Democritus and Epicurus agreed that the "qualitative world of sense
perception arises from the motion of qualitatively neutral atoms...
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They believe
that the immense qualitative variety results from the ?jostling' of atoms...as
they collide and bounce apart, and so, constantly form new groupings" (Jones 84).
They believe it to be a mechanical process occurring completely by chance.
Furthermore, although new groupings are constantly being formed, only the few
that can survive are considered the "right" combinations...
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