Democritus | Biography & Facts | Britannica
网页Democritus (born c. 460 bce —died c. 370) was an ancient Greek philosopher, a central figure in the development of philosophical atomism and of the atomic theory of the universe. Knowledge of Democritus’s life is largely limited to untrustworthy tradition.
Democritus - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
网页2004年8月15日 · 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.
Democritus summary | Britannica
网页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.
Democritus - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists
网页Democritus. Lived c. 460 — c. 370 BC. Democritus, the laughing philosopher, had ideas far in advance of his time. He is famous for his atomic theory featuring tiny particles always in motion interacting through collisions; his belief that the universe is governed entirely by natural, mechanistic laws rather than gods; his description of a ...
Democritus - World History Encyclopedia
网页2021年5月26日 · 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 …
Biography of Democritus, Greek Philosopher - ThoughtCo
网页2019年10月29日 · Democritus of Abdera (ca. 460–361) was a pre-socratic Greek philosopher who traveled widely as a youth and developed a philosophy and some rather forward-looking ideas about how the universe worked. He was a …
Democritus - Wikipedia
网页Democritus (/ d ɪ ˈ m ɒ k r ɪ t ə s /, dim-OCK-rit-əs; Greek: Δημόκριτος, Dēmókritos, meaning "chosen of the people"; c. 460 – c. 370 BC) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe. [2]
Who was Democritus? | Britannica
网页Democritus was an ancient Greek philosopher. He and his mentor, Leucippus, are widely regarded as the first atomists in the Grecia.
Democritus - Encyclopedia.com
网页2018年5月29日 · The Greek natural philosopher Democritus (ca. 494-ca. 404 B.C.) promulgated the atomic theory, which asserted that the universe is composed of two elements: the atoms and the void in which they exist and move. Democritus was born in Abdera, the leading Greek city on the northern coast of the Aegean Sea. Although the …
Democritus - Classics - Oxford Bibliographies
网页2013年6月25日 · 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.