TWO STUDIES IN THE GREEK ATOMISTS stupy1 Indivisible Magnitudes stupy 1 Aristotle and Epicurus on Voluntary Action DAVID J. FURLEY PRIcEN, Kaw Jeasey 1967PREFACE “Tim wold pcre of de acne Grcks wat not mater of com ‘mon agreement but asthe subject enegesconrovery hugh sever cena. Many diferent commologie were defended and ‘eee. But inthe couse of ine the ter steed onli ‘epan to role demucver itn auggle beeween eo parts which we may label “Atami” and "Adorn" Asin the pil srogge in modern democracy, te partes wee abe to commodate some varies of opinion, and call even borrow tach other's docines when the cerason demanded i The bor Towing however, were not so hewy th the eset difeences wee abcired Broadly speaking the Atom deendd the atomic theory of nme, mechanical cumtion, de niny of the univers, he Plority of woe, and he tansence of our world The Ave ‘clans defended th continous theory of mater, the wpreacy af Foal eases the fie univers and he wigan aod ey a our werd. The Aton pay, although in many waye i cra ‘kim descent fom Empedode and Atsagory few ned ident a the end ofthe ih cary, with Leip and Dem ims; ec wa ken op at the cl ofthe forth cera by Epicor, and again in Romun nes by Laren The opposite party contd of Plato, Avid and bis pupil, and the Seok. "he ercl aes of the supe lay fm Arto’ ntacks pon the Atomit andthe Epicurean tempt sbut his eel ep The echoes of thie hae were eat from time 2 Gime in rmeeval Europe nd ied up gin with grainy i the sss and seventeenth centri one of the mr prt ars ofthe legacy of cai though. Ye it may be doubed ‘whether is been satel ated by cai col whoPrefie Ive rary atempted to xamin the confit a whole, and have ‘fe lo sight of i akogeter, parctly sa dag wa te picrens This book docs not contin she comprehensive hitory of his ‘ugg that shoal some day be weten, but ony to pein studi. They ae on uncelted sabe ad the ely cxese Ee combining the is tht they are both eamnected withthe ane ‘hem, Both sim to explain dictates of Epzueaaae by viewing dem as atemps wo rebut of accommo ene, sen of Aro, They wil be ees if try provoke fen ‘0 te up this theme wl props hennn u noes e Mora ofthe work connected with dh book as Been done in he Ince of Class Sode in the Univerity of Landon, and 1 Wik to expres my gratitude to the aa for geoiding ach x Pleasant and convenient place to work. The Usiveray of Mines ‘01 lped ne when Iwata Ving Lecter the by leavin with» genros amount of kite for my rere have had generous ep rom fends, Pars ofthis book have been reid by Mr. M. F.Barajest, Dr. A. Re Laey, Me Lh D Mathewson, Prossor Ono Skutch, and Pron 'tB 7 Webser; am mor gral for tee eal comment whieh fave cable eto corer many defence. Profewor GE ‘Owens given me moc lp and imal bth by sna publatoes and by hi wi sad aewing lec "am patil gre Profane Gregory Vis fo bis tnt ecouragsment and ince, and foe his ell eins of my manutge: Hehas given mich mets dacusingt wih a, snd it has pote gently fom his comment {am ecely responsible, of coune, or the tes of tha ew cess and forall he mikes which rnin {wi o record my gratede tothe rncton Univer Pres, which has shown me get coseraion, and pricy to Ne Dotty Hollmann for dhe cael attention she has give to the redaction ofthis book CONTENTS Price STUDY L INDIVISIBLE MAGNITUDES Insodacton Tica Leet Hai 65-39 (& The Evidence of Lari on the Theory of ‘Minimal ac Pyihagocen “Aroma” “The Bete Concept of an Indie Being The Atomins' Reply to he Hlatics Indie Magne inthe Bede P Ari's Cricins and Epc Anrwess Epiire and Dindor Crome Epicure and Devil Home Cecliea STUDY I, ARISTOTLE AND EPICURUS ‘ON VOLUNTARY ACTION Intestin acre 2251-095 ‘The Volnary and the Compuive in Arisot’s his ad Epcos atin of Epieren Pychology Prychology of Action, Epicurean and Arisoeian 65 The Weight andthe Swerve of Atoms