Democritus

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1. Democritus - Noun

2. Democritus - Proper noun

Meaning

Greek philosopher who developed an atomistic theory of matter (460-370 BC)

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We are born to inquire after truth; it belongs to a greater power to possess it. It is not, as Democritus said, hid in the bottom of the deeps, but rather elevated to an infinite height in the divine knowledge. Michel de Montaigne

Democritus said, words are but the shadows of actions. Plutarch

Democritus says, "But we know nothing really; for truth lies deep down." Diogenes Laërtius

According to Aristotle's Meteorology (II, 3), Democritus also shared this opinion. Source: Internet

As well as: Democritus used to say that 'he prefers to discover a causality rather than become a king of Persia'. Source: Internet

Atomist school The first explicitly materialistic system was formed by Leucippus (5th century BCE) and his pupil Democritus of Abdera (460-370 BCE) from Thrace. Source: Internet

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