Democritus (Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476)
Early Life
Democritus (dih-MAHK-ruht-uhs) was born, probably to wealthy parents, in the city of Abdera, Thrace. Although Leucippus, the philosopher who became his teacher, can properly be regarded as the founder of Greek atomism, Leucippus himself wrote very little, and very little is known about him. Democritus, however, was a prolific writer who developed a well-reasoned atomistic view and applied it to a wide variety of fields, including science, metaphysics, and ethics.
As a young man, Democritus traveled...
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