Democritus
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- واژهنامه · French & English to Persian Epistemological Dictionary Democritus ancient Greek scientist and atomist philosopher, precursor of the atomic theory (ca. 400 B.C.) Demokrit + It was common in antiquity to reproach the atomists with attributing everything to chance. They were, on the contrary, strict deterlninists, who believed that everything happens in accordance with natural laws. Democritus explicity denied that anything can happen by chance. ... Democritus was a thorough-going materialist; for him, as we have seen, the soul was composed of atoms, and thought was a physical process. There was no purpose in the universe; there were only atoms governed by mechanical laws. He disbelieved in popular religion [...]. In ethics, he considrered cheerfulness the goal of life, and regarded moderation and culture as the best means to it. ... What is amiss, even in the best philosophy after Democritus, is an undue emphsis on man as compared with the universe. (B. RUSSELL, History of Western Philosophy, p. 84, 89-90)
- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary De·moc·ri·tus n. Pronunciation: di- ' mä-krə-təs Function: biographical name ca 460- ca 370 B.C. the Laughing Philosopher Greek philos.