Democritus
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| - | '''Democritus''' was a [[The Presocratics|pre-Socratic]] [[Hellenic civilization|Greek]] [[materialist]] [[philosopher]] (born at [[Abdera, Thrace|Abdera]] in [[Thrace]] ca. [[460 BC]] - died ca [[370 BC]]), popularly known as the philosopher of [[laughter]]. Democritus was a student of [[Leucippus]] and co-originator of the belief that all [[matter]] is made up of various imperishable, indivisible [[Classical element#Classical elements in Greece|elements]] which he called ''atoma'' (sg. ''atomon'') or "indivisible units", from which we get the English word [[Atomism|atom]]. It is virtually impossible to tell which of these ideas were unique to Democritus and which are attributable to Leucippus. | + | '''Democritus''' was a [[The Presocratics|pre-Socratic]] [[Hellenic civilization|Greek]] [[materialist]] [[philosopher]] (born at [[Abdera, Thrace|Abdera]] in [[Thrace]] ca. [[460 BC]] - died ca [[370 BC]]), popularly known as the philosopher of [[laughter]]. Democritus was a student of [[Leucippus]] and co-originator of the belief that all [[matter]] is made up of various imperishable, indivisible [[Classical element#Classical elements in Greece|elements]] which he called ''atoma'' (sg. ''atomon'') or "indivisible units", from which we get the English word [[Atomism|atom]]. Popularly known as the Laughing Philosopher (for [[laughing]] at human follies), the terms ''Abderitan laughter'', which means scoffing, incessant laughter, and Abderite, which means a scoffer, are derived from Democritus. |
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Democritus was a pre-Socratic Greek materialist philosopher (born at Abdera in Thrace ca. 460 BC - died ca 370 BC), popularly known as the philosopher of laughter. Democritus was a student of Leucippus and co-originator of the belief that all matter is made up of various imperishable, indivisible elements which he called atoma (sg. atomon) or "indivisible units", from which we get the English word atom. Popularly known as the Laughing Philosopher (for laughing at human follies), the terms Abderitan laughter, which means scoffing, incessant laughter, and Abderite, which means a scoffer, are derived from Democritus.
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