Note 922 — Chapter IX · LEUKIPPOS OF MILETOS

Diog. x. 13 (R. P. 185 b). The theory was revived by E. Rohde. For the literature of the controversy, see R. P. 185 b. Diels’s refutation of Rohde has convinced most competent judges. Brieger’s attempt to unsettle the question again (Hermes, xxxvi. pp. 166 sqq.) is only half-hearted, and quite unconvincing. As will be seen, however, I agree with his main contention that atomism comes after the systems of Empedokles and Anaxagoras.