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He was the Greek philosopher who proposed that all matter is made up of four fundamental elements-earth, water, air, fire.
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Leucippus
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Epicurus
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Democritus
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Empedocles
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Empedocles’ philosophy is best known for originating the cosmogonic theory of the four classical elements. He also proposed forces he called Love and Strife which would mix and separate the elements, respectively. Empedocles challenged the practice of animal sacrifice and killing animals for food.
Detailed explanation-2: -Leucippus of Miletus (5th century bce) is thought to have originated the atomic philosophy. His famous disciple, Democritus of Abdera, named the building blocks of matter atomos, meaning literally “indivisible, ‘’ about 430 bce.
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