| By convention there is color, by convention sweetness, by convention bitterness, but in reality there are atoms and space. |
Category Archives: Democritus
Democritus – The first principles of the universe
| The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space. The atoms are unlimited in size and number, and they are borne along in the whole universe in a vortex, and thereby generate all composite things — fire, water, air, earth. For even these are conglomerations of given atoms. |
