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Overviews

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• Hasper, Pieter Sjoerd, 2014, ‘Leucippus and Democritus,’ in J. Warren and F. Sheffield (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy, London: Routledge, pp. 65–78. (Scholar)
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• McKirahan, Jr., Richard D., 1994, Philosophy Before Socrates: An Introduction with Texts and Commentary, Indianapolis: Hackett. (Scholar)
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