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    Democritus (460-370 BCE) was a Greek philosopher from Abdera who is regarded as the founder of atomic theory. He proposed that all matter was made up of indivisible atoms moving through empty space, and that different combinations and arrangements of these atoms explained the diversity of objects in the world and allowed for change. Democritus developed this theory to address Parmenides' view that change and motion were impossible. He arrived at the concept of atoms by continually subdividing pieces of cheese until they could no longer be cut.

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    Democritus (460-370 BCE) was a Greek philosopher from Abdera who is regarded as the founder of atomic theory. He proposed that all matter was made up of indivisible atoms moving through empty space, and that different combinations and arrangements of these atoms explained the diversity of objects in the world and allowed for change. Democritus developed this theory to address Parmenides' view that change and motion were impossible. He arrived at the concept of atoms by continually subdividing pieces of cheese until they could no longer be cut.

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    Democritus

    The laughing
    Philosopher

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    Ratile Ralij
    Biography
    • Founder of the atomistic theory
    • Studied
    • Birth: 460 BCE, city of Abdera in Thrace (ionian colony of
    Teos)
    • Siblings: [brothers] Damosis and Herodytus
    • Parents: Unknown
    • Travelled to Egypt, Babylon and india
    • Death: Unknown cause; 370 BCE (lived 90 years)
    • Studied many other subjects like
    Why devise the atomic theory?
    Parmenides thought about something…that
    nothing would ever change:

    1. “This” exists
    2. That ‘which is not’ does not exist.
    3. Change = existing + non-existing
    4. Change -> something new appears.
    5. For something new to appear, something
    must be created from nothing. This is
    impossible.
    6. Hence change is impossible – it is an
    illusion created by our flawed senses.
    Why devise the atomic theory?
    • Democritus and Leucippus responded to this with atomism:
    1. atoms and the void had always existed;
    2. atoms could move and collide in the void and could form
    aggregates,
    3. hence change could happen.

    • Therefore, change is not an illusion created by our senses – our


    senses detect changes in the atoms and the void.
    How did Democritus come up with his
    theory?
    • He broke cheese into smaller and smaller pieces
    • He kept cutting until he got to a point where it
    was no longer cuttable
    • He called these uncuttable pieces “atomos”
    which means small indivisible particles of matter
    “ATOMOS”
    Greek translation: ultimate particles of

    { }
    • All atoms are of the same matter • Everything is made up of
    material Atoms

    • All atoms had different • Hard Indivisible and


    kinds of connections: indestructible ball
    I. Balls and sockets ;
    or • Between these atoms lies
    II. Hooks and eyes empty space or void

    • All atoms differ in size and • All atoms are of the same
    shape material

    • Could connect/combine • Limitless number and


    with other atoms to create Democritus’ atomic model kinds of atoms
    new materials
    What’s so funny, Democritus?

    “Happiness resides not in


    possessions, and not in gold,
    happiness dwells in the soul”

    -Democcritus
    Bibliography
    • https://www.famousscientists.org/democritus/
    • https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/democritus/
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democritus
    • https://en.24smi.org/celebrity/116406-democritus.html

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