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Democritus

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Abdera, Greece

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Democritus (ca. 460 BC - ca. 370 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, the most prolific and influential of the pre-Socratics and whose atomic theory is regarded as the intellectual culmination of early Greek thought. For this atomic theory, which echoes eerily the theoretical formulations of modern physicists, he is sometimes called the "father of modern science." He was well known to Aristotle, and a thorn in the side to Plato - who advised that all of Democritus' works be burned.

A cheerful and popular man with the citizenry for his uncanny ability to predict events, his was known among his fans as the "Laughing Philosopher," a title that may well have referred more to his scoffing rejection of assigning to gods the mechanistic operations...more

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	The Atomists Leucippus and Democritus: FRAGMENTS by Democritus, Leucippus, C.C.W. Taylor 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1999	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fragments of Democritus 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Democriti Abderitae Operum Fragmenta (1843) by Democritus, Friedrich Wilhelm August Mullach 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Massime 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Old Fring'd Petticoat; A Fragment: Translated from the Original Ms. Greek of Democritus. with an Epistle and Dedication to Lord N-- 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.”
― Democritus

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“Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.”
― Democritus

tags: mystery, religion, science

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“Happiness resides not in posessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.”
― Democritus

tags: happiness

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