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Democritus was an influential pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Abdera, Thrace who lived from around 460-370 BC. He formulated an early atomic theory of the cosmos with his mentor Leucippus, though their ideas differed significantly from modern atomic theory. While largely ignored in Athens, Democritus was known to Aristotle, and Plato disliked him so much that he wished for all his books to be burned. Many consider Democritus the "father of modern science".

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Democritus was an influential pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Abdera, Thrace who lived from around 460-370 BC. He formulated an early atomic theory of the cosmos with his mentor Leucippus, though their ideas differed significantly from modern atomic theory. While largely ignored in Athens, Democritus was known to Aristotle, and Plato disliked him so much that he wished for all his books to be burned. Many consider Democritus the "father of modern science".

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Democritus (Greek: , D mokritos, "chosen of the people") (ca. 460 BC ca.

ca. 370 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher born in Abdera, Thrace, Greece.[1] He was an influential pre-Socraticphilosopher and pupil of Leucippus, who formulated an atomic theory for the cosmos.[2] His exact contributions are difficult to disentangle from his mentor Leucippus, as they are often mentioned together in texts. Their speculation on atoms, taken from Leucippus, bears a passing and partial resemblance to the nineteenth-century understanding of atomic structure that has led some to regard Democritus as more of a scientist than other Greek philosophers; however their ideas rested on very different bases.[3] Largely ignored in ancient Athens, Democritus was nevertheless well-known to his fellow northern-born philosopher Aristotle. Plato is said to have disliked him so much that he wished all his books burned.[1] Many consider Democritus to be the "father of modern science".[4]

Plato (English pronunciation: / ple to /; Greek:


[2] [a]

, Plt n,

"broad"; 424/423 BC 348/347 BC), was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.[3] In the famous words of A.N. Whitehead: The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato. I do not mean the systematic scheme of thought which scholars have doubtfully extracted from his writings. I allude to the wealth of general ideas scattered through them.[4] Plato's sophistication as a writer is evident in his Socratic dialogues; thirty-six dialogues and thirteen letters have been ascribed to him. Plato's writings have been published in

several fashions; this has led to several conventions regarding the naming and referencing of Plato's texts. Plato's dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects, including philosophy, logic, ethics,rhetoric, and mathematics.

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