Democritus by Gabriel Wilson https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1 Philosopher en-us 2020-11-09 22:17:32 UTC 2020-11-09 23:34:54 UTC hello@padlet.com http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/images/Democritus1.jpg gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906440997 2020-11-09 23:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906440997 gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906452440 2020-11-09 23:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906452440 After his major discoveries, he is considered the "Father Of Modern Science." gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906453810 2020-11-09 23:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906453810 gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906455105 2020-11-09 23:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906455105 Democritus was also known for studying physics, astronomy, zoology, botany and medicine. He did not just limit his research to atoms. gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906456767 2020-11-09 23:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906456767 gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906458784 2020-11-09 23:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906458784 Democritus was one of the world's first, and greatest, Greek philosophers. Him and his mentor Leucippus were very accomplished. gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906461540 2020-11-09 23:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906461540 Aristotle considered Democritus to be his next competitor for natural sciences. gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906464136 2020-11-09 23:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906464136 He is said to have written over 70 pieces, but none have stayed in tact. gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906466855 2020-11-09 23:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906466855 gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906477506 2020-11-09 23:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906477506 As a wealthy heir, Democritus is believed to have spent his inheritance on travel in order to learn from other cultures' scholars. gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906484233 2020-11-09 23:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906484233 He traveled to Greece as far as India to the east and Ethiopia to the south. gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906485992 2020-11-09 23:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906485992 Democritus also worked and wrote extensively in the void hypothesis made popular by Parmenides, and epistemology. gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906489338 2020-11-09 23:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906489338 He believed that the universe is governed entirely by natural, mechanistic laws rather than gods. gwilson231 https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906491684 2020-11-09 23:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gwilson231/c8ttw2t9d48shdm1/wish/906491684