Atomism
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Atomism is a natural philosophy proposing that the physical universe is composed of fundamental indivisible components known as atoms.
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Democritus
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Democritus was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe. Democritus wrote extensively on a wide variety of topic
Atomism
…really exist are atoms ricocheting off each other mechanistically in an otherwise empty void. One proponent of this theory was the Greek philosopher Democritus. By convention sweet is sweet, by convention bitter is bitter, by convention hot is hot, by convention cold is cold, by convention color is color. But…
A philosopher, possibly Democritus. Casting of e Villa of the Papyri.
Democritus Among the Abderites by François-André Vincent, 1791
Charles-Antoine Coypel, Cheerful Democritus, 1746.
2020 bust of Democritus presented to the International Atomic Energy Agency by Greece