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Greek Philosophy - Democritus Democritus (Dimokritos) ca.460 370 BC democritus of abdera (Thrace, Greece)is best known for his atomic theory but he was also an excellent geometer. http://www.hellenism.net/eng/democritus.htm
Extractions: Democritus of Abdera (Thrace, Greece) is best known for his atomic theory but he was also an excellent geometer. Very little is known of his life but we know that Leucippus was his teacher. Democritus certainly visited Athens when he was a young man, principally to visit Anaxagoras, but Democritus complained how little he was known there. His travels took him to Egypt, Persia and Babylon, and some claim he travelled to India and Ethiopia. Certainly he was a man of great learning. Although little is known of his life, quite a lot is known of his physics and philosophy. There are two main sources for our knowledge of his of physical and philosophical theories. Firstly Aristotle discusses Democritus's ideas thoroughly because he strongly disagreed with his ideas of atomism. The second source is in the work of Epicurus but, in contrast to Aristotle, Epicurus is a strong believer in Democritus's atomic theory. Certainly Democritus was not the first to propose an atomic theory. His teacher Leucippus had proposed an atomic system, as had Anaxagoras of Clazomenae. In fact traces of an atomic theory go back further than this, perhaps to the Pythagorean notion of the regular solids playing a fundamental role in the makeup of the universe. However Democritus produced a much more elaborate and systematic view of the physical world than had any of his predecessors. His view is summarised in: Democritus asserted that space, or the Void, had an equal right with reality, or Being, to be considered existent. He conceived of the Void as a vacuum, an infinite space in which moved an infinite number of atoms that made up Being (i.e. the physical world). These atoms are eternal and invisible; absolutely small, so small that their size cannot be diminished (hence the name atomon, or "indivisible"); absolutely full and incompressible, as they are without pores and entirely fill the space they occupy; and homogeneous, differing only in shape, arrangement, position, and magnitude.
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Extractions: Main Page See live article Alphabetical index Stamp issued by Greece on Sept. 26, 1983, to honor an International Conference on Democritus and his work Democritus was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher (born at Abdera in Thrace around 460 BC ; lived to be very old, but died at an unknown date). Democritus was a student of Leucippus , and co-originator of the belief that all matter is made up of various imperishable indivisible elements which he called atoms. It is virtually impossible to tell which of these ideas were unique to Democritus, and which are attributable to Leucippus. Democritus is also the first philosopher we know who realized that what we perceive as the Milky Way is the light of distant stars. Other philosophers, including later Aristotle , argued against this. Democritus was among the first to propose that the universe contains many worlds, some of them inhabited: He was also a pioneer of mathematics and geometry in particular. We only know this through citations of his works (titled
Extractions: Greek philosopher who was a pupil of Leucippus and extended his mentor's atomic theory. He tried to account for the observable properties of matters in terms of the shapes of their constituent atoms, which he believed to be eternal, indestructible, and unchanging. He also pursued studies in physics, astronomy, zoology, botany, and medicine. In another example of amazing insight, he maintained that the Milky Way galaxy was a conglomeration of stars. Leucippus
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Democritus democritus of abdera. Born about 370 BC. democritus of abdera is bestknown for his atomic theory but he was also an excellent geometer. http://zyx.org/Democritus.html
Extractions: Died: about 370 BC Democritus of Abdera is best known for his atomic theory but he was also an excellent geometer. Very little is known of his life but we know that Leucippus was his teacher. Democritus certainly visited Athens when he was a young man, principally to visit Anaxagoras, but Democritus complained how little he was known there. He said, according to Diogenes Laertius writing in the second century AD [5]:- I came to Athens and no one knew me. Democritus was disappointed by his trip to Athens because Anaxagoras, then an old man, had refused to see him. As Brumbaugh points out in [3]:- How different he would find the trip today, where the main approach to the city from the northeast runs past the impressive "Democritus Nuclear Research Laboratory". Certainly Democritus made many journeys other than the one to Athens. Russell in [9] writes:- He travelled widely in southern and eastern lands in search of knowledge, he perhaps spent a considerable time in Egypt, and he certainly visited Persia. He then returned to Abdera, where he remained. Democritus himself wrote (but some historians dispute that the quote is authentic) (see [5]):- Of all my contemporaries I have covered the most ground in my travels, making the most exhaustive inquiries the while; I have seen the most climates and countries and listened to the greatest number of learned men.
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Democritus democritus of abdera. Born about 460 BC in Abdera, Thrace, GreeceDied about 370 BC in Not known. Show birthplace location. http://intranet.woodvillehs.sa.edu.au/pages/resources/maths/History/Dmcrts.htm
Extractions: Previous (Alphabetically) Next Welcome page Democritus is best known for his atomic theory but he was also an excellent geometer. Very little is known of his life but we know that Leucippus was his teacher. Russell in [4] writes:- He travelled widely in southern and eastern lands in search of knowledge, he perhaps spent a considerable time in Egypt, and he certainly visited Persia. He then returned to Abdera, where he remained. Democritus wrote many mathematical works On numbers, On geometry, On tangencies, On mappings, On irrationals but none survive. He claimed that the universe was a purely mechanical system obeying fixed laws. He explained the origin of the universe through atoms moving randomly and colliding to form larger bodies and worlds. Democritus also believed that space is infinite, having always existed, and that the number of atoms are infinite. Democritus's philosophy contains an early form of the conservation of energy. References (6 books/articles) Some quotations by Democritus References elsewhere in this archive: A poster of this mathematician is available Democritus was one of the early mathematicians to investigate squaring the circle. The method of exhaustion was developed by
Greciaheroica2 7. democritus of abdera (460 BC). As well as being known as a materialisticphilosopher for his atomic doctrine, democritus of abdera http://descartes.cnice.mecd.es/ingles/maths_workshop/A_history_of_Mathematics/Gr
Extractions: THE GREEK HEROIC AGE II History HIPPIAS OF ELIS Unlike the Pythagoreans, Hippias de Elis (460 B.C.) was a Sophist ; in other words he earned his living by teaching his disciples. This is mentioned in Plato's Dialogues , where he is described as having little substance, earning more money than his peers and somewhat proud in character. Proclus ascribed to him the invention of the first curve, which is different to the circumference , known as the trisectrix or quadratrix of Hippias, which allows the angle to be divided into three equal parts. It can also be used to square the circle although Dinostratus gave a clear demonstration of this in the following century. Hippias' trisectrix Whilst a moves around the circle at constant velocity b moves along the segment at constant velocity too. Each point on the curve represents the point where the arc and segment coincide as we move along them at the same time. In this window you can see how Hippias' trisectrix is used to trisect the angle in three equal parts.
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Greek Philosophers Democritus, One of the solutions to the problem postulated by Parmenides, wasthe hypothesis of democritus of abdera matter is made up from atoms. http://www.livius.org/gi-gr/greeks/philosophers.html
Extractions: home index ancient Greece portrait gallery Greek philosophers Authors Historians Philosophers Politicians Scientists We know almost nothing about Thales of Miletus . Later generations told many anecdotes about this wise man, but it is difficult to verify the reliability of these stories. What seems certain, however, is that he predicted the solar eclipse of 28 May 585, which was remembered because the Lydian king Alyattes and the Median king Cyaxares were fighting a battle on that day. Another reliable bit of information is that he did geometrical research, which enabled him to measure the pyramids. However, his most important contribution to European civilization is his attempt to give rational explanations for physical phenomena. Behind the phenomena was not a catalogue of deities, but one single, first principle. Although his identification of this principle with water is rather unfortunate, his idea to look for deeper causes was the true beginning of philosophy and science. Thales died after 547. Thales was not the only one who was looking for a first cause.
Greek Scientists Democritus, One of the solutions to the problem postulated by Parmenides, wasthe hypothesis of democritus of abdera that matter was made up from atoms. http://www.livius.org/gi-gr/greeks/scientists.html
Extractions: home index ancient Greece portrait gallery Greek scientists Authors Historians Philosophers Politicians Scientists We know almost nothing about Thales of Miletus . Later generations told many anecdotes about this wise man, but it is difficult to verify the reliability of these stories. What seems certain is that he predicted the solar eclipse of 28 May 585, which was remembered because the Lydian king Alyattes and the Median king Cyaxares were fighting a battle on that day. Another reliable bit of information is that he did some geometrical research, which enabled him to measure the pyramids. However, his most important contribution to physics and philosophy is his attempt to give non-religious, rational explanations for physical phenomena. Behind the phenomena was not a catalogue of deities, but one single, original principle. Although his hypothesis that this principle was water is rather unfortunate, his idea to look for deeper causes was the true beginning of philosophy and science. One of the solutions to the problem postulated by Parmenides , was the hypothesis of Democritus of Abdera that matter was made up from atoms. There was no real evidence for this idea (which was not completely new), but is explained why change was possible. The atoms were always moving and clustering in various, temporary combinations. Therefore, things seemed to change, but 'not being' never changed into 'being'. (It was assumed that 'not being' was a vacuum, which means that it is in fact not a 'not being' because a vacuum exists in at least four dimensions.) The consequence of this idea is that we are allowed to use our senses, although Democritus warns us to be careful.
ChemTeam: Atomic Structure - Greeks Godlessness. For example, democritus of abdera said that there is no endto the universe, since it was not created by any outside power. . http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/AtomicStructure/Greeks.html
Extractions: The Greek Concept of Atomos : The Indivisible Atom Return to Atomic structure menu. Page references are to S. Sambursky (1956) "The Physical World of the Greeks" Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-02411-1. I continue to grow in my knowledge. Atomistic theory is prominent in some of the Hindu teachings in India. Around 440 BC, Leucippus of Miletus originated the atom concept. He and his pupil, Democritus (c460-371 BC) of Abdera, refined and extended it in future years. There are five major points to their atomic idea. Almost all of the original writings of Leucippus and Democritus are lost. About the only sources we have for their atomistic ideas are found in quotations of other writers. Democritus [16K GIF] is known as the "Laughing Philosopher" because of his joyous spirit. He was a big man (relatively speaking) and enjoyed life tremendously. He also was very widely traveled.
HISTORY OF WISDOM democritus of abdera in Thrace (460 371 BC), another Ionian, had stated thathe was young when Anaxagoras was old; also that he had been writing his http://www.homestead.com/pandemonium3/files/praxistheory00010.html
Spirit And Sky Philosophy: Philosophers: D: Democritus (Added Thu Jan 01 2004) ID 113318. democritus of abdera Democritusof Abdera. An short introduction to this ancient atomistic thinker. http://www.spiritandsky.com/philosophy/philosophers/d/democritus/
