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May 26, 2021 · Democritus (l. c. 460 - c. 370 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and younger contemporary of Socrates, born in Abdera (though other sources cite Miletus) who, with his teacher Leucippus (l. 5th century BCE), was the first to propose an atomic universe.Democritus claimed that everything is made of tiny uncuttable building blocks known as atoms. Very little is known of Leucippus, and almost none of ...
Democritus , (born c. 460—died c. 370 bc), Greek philosopher. Though only a few fragments of his work survive, he was apparently the first to describe invisible “atoms” as the basis of all matter. His atoms—indestructible, indivisible, incompressible, uniform, and differing only in size, shape, and motion—anticipated with surprising ...
Oct 29, 2019 · To Democritus and Leucippus, everything from the sun and the moon to the soul are made up of atoms. Visible objects are clusters of atoms in different shapes, arrangements, and positions. The clusters act on each other, said Democritus, by pressure or impact from a series of external forces, such as a magnet on iron, or light on the eye.
Jun 25, 2013 · Introduction. Democritus of Abdera (c. 460–c. 360 BC) developed the atomist physical theory of Leucippus into a comprehensive philosophical system by pursuing its implications into such areas as epistemology and philosophy of mind.He also pursued topics in areas that had little to do with physics, including ethics, political philosophy, language and poetics, and cultural history, making him ...
May 29, 2018 · Democritus (b.Abdera, Thrace, fl. late fifth century b.c.) physics, mathematics.. There were two main chronologies current in antiquity for Democritus. According to the first, which was followed by Epicurus among others, Democritus was the teacher of the Sophist Protagoras of Abdera and was born soon after 500 b.c. and died about 404 b.c.
Aug 15, 2004 · Democritus, known in antiquity as the ‘laughing philosopher’ because of his emphasis on the value of ‘cheerfulness,’ was one of the two founders of ancient atomist theory. He elaborated a system originated by his teacher Leucippus into a materialist account of the natural world. The atomists held that there are smallest indivisible ...
Democritus was an ancient Greek philosopher. He and his mentor, Leucippus, are widely regarded as the first atomists in the Grecian tradition. Although Democritus reportedly wrote over 70 treatises, only a few hundred fragments have survived. Most of what we know about Democritus comes from the works of Aristotle, his rival in philosophy.
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