41. Tomko Consulting, Incorporated Wallace Gromit A Grand Day Out (1990) Wallace Gromit - A GrandDay Out (1990) Quotes by democritus of abdera. Quote, Reads. http://www.tomkoinc.com/quotes.html?lastname=P&author=Democritus of Abdera

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43. Glossary Of People: De Further Reading Daniel De Leon Archive. democritus of abdera (c. 460370).Most famous ancient European philosopher of materialism. http://www.marxists.org/glossary/people/d/e.htm

MIA Encyclopedia of Marxism : Glossary of People De De Beauvoir, Simone (1908 - 1986) French writer and feminist, and Existentialist. She is known primarily for her treatise The Second Sex (1949), a scholarly and passionate plea for the abolition of what she called the myth of the "eternal feminine." It became a classic of feminist literature during the 1960s. Jean-Paul Sartre , beginning a free, lifelong association with him. She taught at a number of schools (1931-43) before turning to writing for her livelihood. In 1945 she began editing Le Temps Modernes with Sartre. Her novels expounded the major Existential themes, demonstrating her conception of the writer's commitment to the times. She Came To Stay (1943) treats the difficult problem of the relationship of a conscience to "the other". Of her other works of fiction, perhaps the best known is The Mandarins (1954), a chronicle of the attempts of post-World War II intellectuals to leave their "mandarin" (educated elite) status and engage in political activism. She also wrote four books of philosophy, including The Ethics of Ambiguity Several volumes of her work are devoted to autobiography which constitute a telling portrait of French intellectual life from the 1930s to the 1970s. In addition to treating feminist issues, de Beauvoir was concerned with the issue of aging, which she addressed in

44. Encyclopedia Of Marxism: D Deism, Democracy. Democratic Centralism, Democratic Dictatorship of the Proletariatand Peasantry. democritus of abdera (c. 460370), Demokatisches Wochenblatt. http://www.marxists.org/glossary/d.htm

Encyclopedia of Marxism: D D Dan, Fyodor (1871- 1947) Dana, Charles Anderson (1819-1897) Daniels, Roland (1819-1855) Danielson, Nicolai Frantzevich (1844-1918) ... Encyclopedia of Marxism

45. PSIgate - Chemistry Timeline fellow philosopher Democritus develops the theory that matter is actually composedof tiny indivisible particles, which he terms atomos democritus of abdera. http://www.psigate.ac.uk/newsite/chemistry_timeline.html

46. PSIgate - Physics Timeline 400BC, Democritus puts forward an atomic theory democritus of abdera.360BC, Aristotle discovers that free fall is an accelerated form of motion. http://www.psigate.ac.uk/newsite/physics_timeline.html

47. The Stereoscope 73848. democritus of abdera, commonly known as the Laughing Philosopher, probablybecause he did not consider the study of truth inconsistent with a cheerful http://www.looking-glass.co.uk/stereograph/holmes.htm

3d pictureville galleries people and activities places moments in history oops... naughty! 3d pictureville menu 3d pictureville front page how to view the pictures a brief history of the stereograph holmes: in his own words ... stereograph bookshop 3d pictureville at looking-glass The Stereoscope and the Stereograph by Oliver Wendell Holmes Reprinted from The Atlantic Monthly (June 1859), pp. 738-48. Democritus of Abdera, commonly known as the Laughing Philosopher, probably because he did not consider the study of truth inconsistent with a cheerful countenance, believed and taught that all bodies were continually throwing off certain images like themselves, which subtle emanations, striking on our bodily organs, gave rise to our sensations. Epicurus borrowed the idea from him, and incorporated it into the famous system, of which Lucretius has given us the most popular version. Those who are curious on the matter will find the poet's description at the beginning of his fourth book. Forms, effigies, membranes, or films are the nearest representatives of the terms applied to these effluences. They are perpetually shed from the surfaces of solids, as bark is shed by trees.

48. A Planetary Delight islands surronding Greece) in the sixth century BC. His name wasdemocritus of abdera. At the time, Abdera was considered to be http://www.tmclark.com/Starwatch/2_28_99.html

Star date: 02:28:99 A Planetary Delight Throughout the history of mankind, the human race has always been fascinated by the planets. These objects seem to move in relation to the so called "fixed" background stars. The ancients, seeing the planets as just bright lights looking much like the stars themselves, did not realize the essential differences between stars and the planets. The only difference they saw was that the planets moved, and at least over the course of a human lifetime, the background stars did not. Thus, many ancient people believed that these planets were Gods, or at least magical. The word planet itself means wanderer. There were a few exceptions to this rule. One of the most brilliant minds in the ancient world was a fellow who lived in Ionia (the islands surronding Greece) in the sixth century BC. His name was Democritus of Abdera. At the time, Abdera was considered to be much of a joke, and the people of Abdera were considered by many to be slow and dimwitted. Democritus was to prove them wrong. In an age when the motions of planets were considered the magical movement of stars, Democritus stated that the planets were other worlds much like the Earth. He also believed that stars were suns much like our own, only very far away. If this were not enough, he further made the bold statement that some of these other suns were also surronded by planets, some of them habitable, and some not. Perhaps this was the first mention of aliens. He believed in life amongst the stars, and not as angels or Gods, but as biological beings. He became known as the "laughing philosopher" because he tried to laugh at the foblies of the human race, believing that he would cry about them otherwise.

49. World Cultures I Syllabus His associate, democritus of abdera, likewise posited the full and the void asprinciples, of which he calls the former being and the latter notbeing. http://www.baylor.edu/~Anne_Marie_Bowery/atomlect.html

The Atomists Atoms in the Void Things to know about Atomism ATOMS (A TOMOS) MOVEMENT OF ATOMS VOID REALITY OF NON-BEING PLATO'S PROBLEMS WITH ATOMISM STATUS OF HUMAN BEING Things to know (cont) WHAT HUMANS CAN KNOW PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION FOR SOPHISTRY NO MORAL ORDER PLEASURE AS THE GOOD CHARACTERIZATION OF DEMOCRITUS' ETHICAL PHILOSOPHY Leucippus About Leucippus Almost nothing is known. Two books, "On Mind", "The Great World System." Epicurus denied his existence. Leucippus Fragment Nothing happens at random, but all things as a result of a reason and by necessity." (1) Quotes about Leucippus LeucippusŠdid not follow the same path as Parmenides and Xenophanes concerning things that are, but seemingly the opposite one. For while they made the universe one, immovable, ungenerated, and limited, and did not even permit the investigation of what is not, he posited the atoms as unlimited and ever moving elements, and an unlimited multitude of shapes among them on the grounds that they are no more like this than like that, since he observed that coming to be and change are unceasing in things that are. (Simplicius). Simplicius Continued Further, he posted that what is is no more than what is not, and both are equally causes of what comes to be. For supposing the substance of the atoms to be compact and full, he said it is "being" and that it moves in the void, which he called "not-being" and which he declares I no less than what is. His associate, Democritus of Abdera, likewise posited the full and the void as principles, of which he calls the former "being" and the latter "not-being."

50. M. Luz Presocratics 9 return to top democritus of abdera (c. 500428 BC) Democritus propoundeda unified philosophical theory examining the following aspects http://research.haifa.ac.il/~mluz/Access/PhilLect9.html

Dr Menahem Luz, Presocratic Philosophers Summary 9 The Pluralist Reply to Parmenides: Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus next summary 10 [Sophists, Protagoras, Gorgias, Dissoi Logoi] return to index of summaries Contents Background Empedocles of Agrigentum Purifications On Nature Anaxagoras account of nature ... Atomism general remarks Leucippos Democritus of Abdera Background Even before Zeno formulated his paradoxes, some pluralists were preparing an answer for Parmenides' monism with a justification of a plurality of substances. Others were Zeno's contemporary, but took his criticism into account. The Pythagoreans envisioned a pluralistic numerical cosmos derived and generated from a geometric unit, very much like that of Parmenides. Opposed to this conceptual pluralistic account of the world, there is that of Empedocles who combined the old Ionic materialistic accounts of the world with a new conceptual account of cosmic forces. He accepted Parmenides' denial of the conversion of reality to non-reality in the sense that he denied the absolute destruction of substance or its absolute creation from nothing. Anaxagoras' account answers Parmenides' monism by eliminating the elements altogether.

51. (Democritus) Medical Etymology Arts Humanities democritus of abdera (540470 BC) is known as the laughing philosopher .Democritus advanced mechanistic views of the universe http://www.consultsos.com/pandora/f1530pht.htm

Classic Etymology Medicine - Mythology - Arts - Sciences Medical Etymology "Democritus" by Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588-1629), c. 1628 - Rijks Museum, Amsterdam, The Neederlans. Democritus of Abdera (540-470 BC) is known as the "laughing philosopher". Democritus advanced mechanistic views of the universe (atomic theory) and felt that "chance" did not exist because it represented ignorance of cause. ( See Democritus by Rubens For contrast, to represent pessimism, painters portrayed Heraclitus of Ephesus (540-470 BC) who felt pity for humanity because he knew that in biology and life "all is in flux" (See Heraclitus by Rubens and Brugghen ( To go back, click left arrow of browser toolbar) Current Illustrated Theme Roster of Illustrated Themes Roster of "MedWord" and "Words" Word Search ... Pandora on CD Update 25-Jul-2002 February 21, 2001

52. Encyclopædia Britannica democritus of abdera University of St Andrews, Scotland Biography of this Greekphilosopher, a central figure in the development of the atomic theory of the http://search.britannica.com/search?query= Democritus

53. Untitled Document Empedocles of Akragas (490430) proved by experiment that air has substance.democritus of abdera (460-370) posited the existence of atoms. http://celator.com/cws/marotta.html

Ancient coins show they knew it was round by Michael Marotta The average person in Hellenic and Roman times knew that our world is round. The philosophic inquiries that began with Thales (624-547 BCE), reached a zenith in the works of Aristotle (384-321). Later, hellenistic astronomers made measurements of the size of the Earth and the sizes of and distances to the Sun and Moon. Several schemes for explaining the motions of the planets were invented. Generally, the average person of those times did not believe Earth to be flat any more than the average person of our day believes that we are alone in the galaxy. Philosophic Developments We should not be surprised to learn that various Greek philosophers and mathematicians had clever insights. Empedocles of Akragas (490-430) proved by experiment that air has substance. Democritus of Abdera (460-370) posited the existence of atoms. Pythagoras (569-500) was probably the first to assert that Earth is a sphere. The other candidate for originating this insight is Parmenides of Elea (fl. c. 500 BCE). However, later than them, Anaxagoras of Clazomenae (500-428) said that our world is "cylindrical", i.e., shaped like a drum or a modern coin. Democritus agreed. Aristotle summarized and criticized just about every significant work up to his time. In his books, On The Heavens, he notes the reasons offered by Anaxagoras and Democritus for asserting that Earth is flat. Then he argues against them, and states: "These conditions will be provided, even though the Earth is spherical, if it is of the requisite size..."

54. History Of Mathematics: Greece 425); Theodorus of Cyrene (c. 425); Socrates (469399); Philolausof Croton (dc 390); democritus of abdera (c. 460-370); Hippasus of http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/greece.html

Greece Cities Abdera: Democritus Alexandria : Apollonius, Aristarchus, Diophantus, Eratosthenes, Euclid , Hypatia, Hypsicles, Heron, Menelaus, Pappus, Ptolemy, Theon Amisus: Dionysodorus Antinopolis: Serenus Apameia: Posidonius Athens: Aristotle, Plato, Ptolemy, Socrates, Theaetetus Byzantium (Constantinople): Philon, Proclus Chalcedon: Proclus, Xenocrates Chalcis: Iamblichus Chios: Hippocrates, Oenopides Clazomenae: Anaxagoras Cnidus: Eudoxus Croton: Philolaus, Pythagoras Cyrene: Eratosthenes, Nicoteles, Synesius, Theodorus Cyzicus: Callippus Elea: Parmenides, Zeno Elis: Hippias Gerasa: Nichmachus Larissa: Dominus Miletus: Anaximander, Anaximenes, Isidorus, Thales Nicaea: Hipparchus, Sporus, Theodosius Paros: Thymaridas Perga: Apollonius Pergamum: Apollonius Rhodes: Eudemus, Geminus, Posidonius Rome: Boethius Samos: Aristarchus, Conon, Pythagoras Smyrna: Theon Stagira: Aristotle Syene: Eratosthenes Syracuse: Archimedes Tarentum: Archytas, Pythagoras Thasos: Leodamas Tyre: Marinus, Porphyrius Mathematicians Thales of Miletus (c. 630-c 550)

55. History & Systems Argos Searching the Ancient Medieval Periods; democritus of abdera; Democritus;On Sense and the Sensible by Aristotle discussing Democritus; http://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/people/skm/history/history.htm

Homepage Dr. Spencer Morrison My Contact Information: Office #: 340F Office Phone #: 465-2431 Spencer's Weekly Schedule E-mail: skm@nebrwesleyan.edu Important Dates Class Materials The Critical Review Paper The Assignment Researching Your Ideas : Tips to Performing a Literature Search APA Style The Peer Review Process The Peer Review Form Evaluating the Review Process Section 1 Big Picture Concepts Social Constructionism Kenneth Gergen et al. Psychological Science in Cultural Context Social Constructionism and the Inner City Cross-Cultural Comparisons of European and North-American Social Psychology: Implications for a Social Constructionist Epistemology THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF OUR 'INNER' LIVES The Scientific Process An Outline of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions The Greeks Democritus of Abdera Democritus On Sense and the Sensible by Aristotle discussing Democritus ... Aristotle Galen The Classical View of the Mind Galen Biography Galen's Writings Galen of Pergamum ... Antiqua Medicina Plato Aristotle Study Materials Relevant Reading Materials in the Book Outlines The Greeks Section 2 Descartes Locke Leibniz Kant Rene Descartes Rene Descartes Descartes Homepage Of the Nature of the Human Mind; and that it is more easily known than the Body

56. WSU | Ask Dr. Universe | The BIG Questions Way back around 430 BC, democritus of abdera named the building blocks of matter atomos. In Greek, which is what Democritus was, this means indivisible http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/atoms.html

Washington State University Home Dear Dr. Universe, OK, I know about atoms, and how they make up everything, but if this were to be true, shouldn't atoms be made up of atoms ... and without atoms, what would there be? Lauren Ellicott City, Maryland Way back around 430 BC, Democritus of Abdera named the building blocks of matter "atomos." In Greek, which is what Democritus was, this means "indivisible," which means something that can't be divided. Democritus thought atoms were solid and hard and indestructible and that they could not be compressed or squeezed. He was pretty close. Even though he was wrong in the details, Democritus's ideas made a lot of senseespecially considering the only instruments Democritus and his friends had to work with were their brains. But there IS a big difference between how Democritus pictured an atom and how scientists today picture an atom. I learned a lot about the modern idea of the atom from Gary Collins. Professor Collins is a physicist here at Washington State University. He studies MISSING atoms.

57. The Encyclopedia Of Relatively Everything democritus of abdera, Thace (460360 - impressive, eh?) Refuted Eleatics (Parimedes)who said everything was being, therefore, there were no spaces. http://webhome.idirect.com/~cronos/rycanada/enpsyche/d.html

Draconian Benevolence's Encyclopedia of Relatively Everything Death to Ductility Death : The end. Final. The big fat period at the end of the sentence of life. Dead animals have chemicals that release at death to slowly disintegrate the body before decomposers and scavengers arrive. I believe that my experiences after death will mimic those before birth. See Heaven Decomposer : Breaks down the bodies of dead organisms and the waste products of living things. Decomposers carry out chemical decomposition. Through their actions, the large, complex molecules of living things are broken down into smaller, simpler molecules and are released into the environment. Deliverence : Rescue from fate. Democritus of Abdera, Thace (460-360 - impressive, eh?) Refuted Eleatics (Parimedes) who said everything was being, therefore, there were no spaces. Democritus refuted Parimedes' claim that for space to exist, it must be material. He introduced the concept that the universe is made up of an infinite number of particles or atoms (substance, matter) which are characterized by their indestructability or eternity. His theory was that nature consists of 2 things. Space (vacuum), and Atoms, which form into things. He believed matter is constant, neither created or destroyed, and that it exists in space, and different types of atoms have different shapes and sizes. Democritus believed that atoms collide, and that these collisions cause Vortices, interlocking because of the atoms' shape (or Molecules).

58. Carl Sagan's Top 5 List from the Ithaca Journal, Saturday, October 8, 1994 democritus of abdera (460370BC) Greek philosopher who developed mechanical model of universe based on the http://physicsweb.org/resources/follow/3604

Carl Sagan's Top 5 List of Most Influential Scientists from the Ithaca Journal, Saturday, October 8, 1994 Democritus of Abdera (460-370 B.C.) Greek philosopher who developed mechanical model of universe based on the idea that all things are comprised of tiny identical particles. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) Developed Kepler's Laws that describe the revolution of planets around the sun. Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Formulated the Law of Universal Gravitation Charles Darwin (1809-1882) Developed theory of evolution Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Famous for his theory of general relativity.

59. Online authors three men Anaxagoras of Clazomenae and before him Anaximenesof Miletus and later democritus of abdera Anaxagoras . For http://clothes.shopping-for-you.com/puma_sportswear_wear.asp

60. Mathematician Biographies b^2 = c^2). Link to more information Back to Top democritus of abdera.Born 460 BC in Abdera, Thrace, Greece Died about 370 BC http://carrie.soffietti.students.noctrl.edu/mathbios.htm

Biographies of Mathematicians The table below is alphabetical order; however, the biographies that follow are in chronological order, according to birth dates. Agnesi deLagny Newton Thales ... References Return to: Carrie Soffietti's Home Page Thales of Miletus Born: about 624 BC in Miletus, Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) Died: about 547 BC in Miletus, Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) He was a pre-Socratic philosopher, who specialized in geometry. After being a merchant toward the beginning of his life, his interests shifted to astronomy, then to philosophy, and then to mathematics. Thales calculated the height of the Great Pyramid in Egypt with the sun and a stick. He is also known for his five geometric theorems that state (1) a closed angle circumscribed in a semicircle is a right angle, (2) a diameter bisects a circle, (3) if two sides of a triangle are equal then their bases are equal and vice versa (the definition of an isosceles triangle), (4) the vertical angle theorem, and (5) the theorem for similar triangles: if two triangles have equal angles, then any ratio of corresponding sides has the same value as any other (which is the basis for trigonometry). No direct writings are attributed to him, for they may have been lost or his findings were only recorded by others. Link to more information Back to Top Pythagoras of Samos Born: about 569 BC in Samos, Ionia

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