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Philosophers and their systems for organizing the universe, their ethics, and arguments.
Atomism - Pre-Socratic Philosophy of Atomism
Atomism was one of the theories the ancient Greek natural philosophers devised to explain the universe. The atoms, from the Greek for "not cut" were indivisible. They had few innate properties (size, shape, order, and position) and could hit each other in the void. By hitting one another and locking together, they become something else.
Timeline of Greek and Roman Philosophers
Timeline of Greek and Roman Philosophers.
7 Sages
Writers differ with respect to the apophthegms of the Seven Sages, attributing the same one to various authors.

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