The Great World System
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The Great World System is an ancient philosophical treatise traditionally attributed to the pre-Socratic thinker Leucippus, outlining an early atomistic and cosmological theory of the universe.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient text
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atomist work ⓘ cosmological work ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Democritus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Leucippus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalView |
materialist cosmology
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plurality of worlds ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ionian natural philosophy ⓘ |
| describes |
atoms and void
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cosmic order arising from atomic motion ⓘ formation of worlds ⓘ |
| influenced | later atomist doctrines ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
doxographical reports
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later testimonies ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
atomism
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cosmology ⓘ nature of the universe ⓘ structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Ancient Greek philosophy
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Pre-Socratic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
change and motion
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necessity and chance in the cosmos ⓘ reduction of phenomena to atomic interactions ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek atomism ⓘ |
| region | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Leucippus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost work ⓘ |
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