Leucippus

Leucippus
Leucippus
Born	Early 5t century BCE Abdera or Miletus
Dee'd	5t century BCE
Era	Pre-Socratic filosofie
Region	Wastren Filosofie
Schuil	Pre-Socratic filosofie: Atomism, Materialism
Main interests	Metapheesics
Notable ideas	Atomism
Influences Zeno o Elea
Influenced Democritus

Leucippus (/luːˈsɪpəs/; Greek: Λεύκιππος, Leukippos; fl. 5t century BCE) is reportit in some auncient soorces tae hae been a filosofer who wis the earliest Greek tae develop the theory o atomism — the idea that everything is componed entirely o various imperishable, indivisible elements cried atoms.