Essays Tagged: "Democritus"
Atomism, Democritus and Epicurus
In the Atomists, we see pluralism taken as far as it could possibly go. We see Democritus and Epicurus divide all the world, as well as the universe, into two categories; atoms an ... nd number and they are moving through the empty space. There is no motion without empty space. Both Democritus and Epicurus agreed that motion was impossible in a plenum, but it is here that their the ... that their theories diverge. In the cause of the motion, we begin to see a variety of opinions.Both Democritus and Epicurus agreed that the "qualitative world of sense perception arises from the motio ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
The influence of Aristotle on Alfarabi
cause for Aristotle was called 'efficient' or natural process. Aristotle borrowed this concept from Democritus. The main question asked by this cause is: 'Who changed it from nothing to something, so ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
The Orgins of Atomic Theory
consumed their thoughts and their writings. Their focus was on the building rather than the bricks.Democritus was different. Born in the city of Abdera, he traveled to Athens when he was a young man ... ens, and no one knew me" has been an anthem for many unrecognized geniuses.The years past slowly as Democritus lived and worked in obscurity. He referred back to other scientists, hoping to glean a bi ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
A biography of Democritus of Abdera from the Hellenistic Age. It has atomic theory in it and Democritus' reasoning and acomplishments and basically his life.
Democritus was born in about 460 BC in Abdera, Thrace, Greece. He died at about 90 years of age, in ... born in about 460 BC in Abdera, Thrace, Greece. He died at about 90 years of age, in about 370 BC. Democritus was an ambitious man with goals. He traveled mostly in southernand eastern lands, He trav ... was to discover different things and to search for knowledge. He was called a laughing philosopher. Democritus traveled anywhere he could and he had experienced a lot of things. He listened to many te ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Timeline of Elements?
the middle Ages, to discover a substance that would change common metals to gold or silver.*442 BC: Democritus came up with the theory of atoms, and also he stated that the universe is made up of empt ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Atomism
1. Atomism was devised by Leucippus and his student Democritus. Democritus was born about 460 B.C., which makes him about 40 years younger than Anaxagor ... ary qualities as color, taste, etc., atoms do not have them - an atom cannot be yellow, or salty.4. Democritus's atomistic universe: atoms move about in the void (empty space), collide, attach to othe ... explained away, as in Empedocles. For arrangements and clusters of atoms are not real, according to Democritus.Nor are the apparent properties of those compounds of atoms real. Such a compound may app ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
The history of the atomic theory. This essay discusses Aristotle, Democritus and Alchemy.
DemocritusDemocratus is credited for being one of the earliest known pioneers of Atomic Theory, livi ... brating atoms, solids as containing highly condensed atoms, and liquids as containing viscous atoms.Democritus was surprisingly close to the truth, but his theories would be rejected and proven inaccu ... totle lived around 360 BC, and it is through him that we have the majority of our information about Democritus. Aristotle's views on the make up of matter were entirely different; he felt that all mat ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Discuss the philosophy of materialism. Explain its basic claims. Give the names of some who hold this position and point out some of the problems with materialism.
sness. Materialism has a long history. It starts with the ancient Greeks Leucippus, Democritus, and Epicurus. It had been furthered by Descartes, Hobbes, and Locke of the 17th century. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
History of Atomic Theory
"[Democritus:] Everything was composed of atoms, which moved randomly in a vacuum, in a void. They col ... try HistorianThe idea that matter is composed of atoms goes back to the Greek philosophers, notably Democritus, and has never since been entirely lost sight of, though there have been periods when alt ... VELOPMENTYear Milestone Scientist(s)~400 BC The first coherent atomic theoryDemocritus1804 First "modern" atomic theoryJ. Dalton1869 First periodic tableD. Mend ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Road to Calculus.
matter what point the body was on there would always be another midpoint to go through. Leucippus, Democritus, and Antiphon were the next ones to place stones on the road. They all contributed in the ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics
Democritus.
I believe that the least remarkable of Democritus' very great contributions was his "atomic theory", which was basically accepted by modern ... ory was naturally highly suggestive of some quantum phenomena also. The most remarkable thing about Democritus' Atomic Theory was that he devised it by violating every major principle of modern scienc ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics
History: Development of the Atomic Model
ked about for over 2000 years. Even before Christ was born, in the Greek era a couple of men called Democritus and Leucippus, these two men were the first people to have come up with the theory of ato ... d. This showed that the atom had an internal structure; Joseph John Thomson discovered this in 1897.Democritus believed that atoms are different in both size and shape. He thought that atoms varied th ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Untitled
a variety of great minds to life, including Thales of Miletus, Archimedes, Apollonius, Euclid, and Democritus. They began using logic to explore new mathematical concepts. Pythagoras of Samos was one ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics
Pre- Socratic
eds." Anaxagoras believed that everything could be divided into smaller parts. Leucippus and Democritus also believed that nature was made of undetectable elements. They called these particles ... that they couldn't be divided into small parts. They believed everything is a combination of atoms. Democritus also said there is empty space and it's endless. They believe everything that happens has ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Pre- Socratic
eds." Anaxagoras believed that everything could be divided into smaller parts. Leucippus and Democritus also believed that nature was made of undetectable elements. They called these particles ... that they couldn't be divided into small parts. They believed everything is a combination of atoms. Democritus also said there is empty space and it's endless. They believe everything that happens has ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
The Development of The Atom
ore learned about atoms. It started all the way back in about 400 B.C. by a Greek philosopher named Democritus.Democritus was one of the first to come up with the idea of the atom. He believed that th ... described them as being indivisible and indestructible. However, because of the lack of technology Democritus could not test and prove his ideas.The next giant step in the development of the atom was ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
History Time line of the Atom
Leucippus, Democritus certa 450 B.C.-The idea of the atom was first introduced by Leucippus of Miletus around 4 ... of the atom was first introduced by Leucippus of Miletus around 450 B.C.. Leucippus and his pupil, Democritus, theorized that all matter was composed of atoms, or bits of matter too small to be seen. ... ls and therefore could not be broken down any further.Aristotle-Aristotle didn't like Leucippus and Democritus idea about the atom . He claimed that there was no smallest part of matter and that diffe ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Atomic Theory
1.Democritus: Greek philosopher, a central figure in the development of the atomic theory of the unive ... ledge is largely limited to untrustworthy tradition. He was a wealthy citizen of Abdera, in Thrace. Democritus' physical and cosmological doctrines were an elaborated and systematized version of those ... mological doctrines were an elaborated and systematized version of those of his teacher, Leucippus. Democritus asserted that space, or the Void), had an equal right with reality as he convinced the Vo ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences