Democritus

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ancient Greek philosopher atomist philosopher pre-Socratic philosopher

Democritus was an ancient Greek philosopher best known for developing an early atomic theory of the universe, proposing that all matter is composed of indivisible atoms moving in the void.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Democritus canonical	24
Democritus Jr. (misattributed in tradition)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ atomist philosopher ⓘ pre-Socratic philosopher ⓘ
approximateBirthDate	c. 460 BCE ⓘ
approximateDeathDate	c. 370 BCE ⓘ
birthPlace	Abdera ⓘ Thrace ⓘ Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: ancient Greece
citizenship	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
contemporaryOf	Socrates ⓘ
era	5th century BCE philosophy ⓘ Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ
ethicalView	highest good is cheerfulness (euthymia) ⓘ virtue and moderation lead to a tranquil life ⓘ
influenced	Epicurus ⓘ Galen ⓘ Lucretius ⓘ modern atomic theory ⓘ
influencedBy	Heraclitus ⓘ Leucippus ⓘ Parmenides ⓘ Pythagoreanism ⓘ surface form: Pythagoreans
knownFor	atomic theory of the universe ⓘ doctrine that all matter consists of atoms and void ⓘ ethical teachings on cheerfulness ⓘ materialist philosophy ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
mainInterest	cosmology ⓘ ethics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ
name	Democritus self-link ⓘ
notableConcept	atoms and void as fundamental reality ⓘ determinism based on atomic motion ⓘ
philosophicalSchool	Atomism ⓘ Presocratic philosophers ⓘ surface form: Pre-Socratic philosophy
region	Abdera in Thrace ⓘ
theory	all things are composed of indivisible atoms moving in the void ⓘ perception is caused by effluences of atoms from objects ⓘ qualitative differences in objects arise from quantitative differences in atoms ⓘ the soul is composed of fine, spherical atoms ⓘ
viewOnGods	gods, if they exist, are material and not creators of the world ⓘ
worksStatus	survive only in fragments and testimonia ⓘ
wroteAbout	anthropology ⓘ cosmology ⓘ ethics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ music ⓘ physics ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

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Classical Greek philosophy → hasKeyFigure → Democritus ⓘ

The Backbone of Night → subject → Democritus ⓘ

Presocratic philosophers → includes → Democritus ⓘ

Lucretius → influencedBy → Democritus ⓘ

Academy of Athens → notableStudent → Democritus ⓘ

subject surface form: Academy of Athens (ancient)

this entity surface form: Democritus Jr. (misattributed in tradition)

Classical Greece → hasNotablePhilosopher → Democritus ⓘ

The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature → mainSubject → Democritus ⓘ

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Pyrrho → influencedBy → Democritus ⓘ

Democritus → name → Democritus self-link ⓘ

Antoine Coypel → notable work → Democritus ⓘ

Leucippus → influenced → Democritus ⓘ

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Anaxarchus → influencedBy → Democritus ⓘ

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