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Democtirus
Biography
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Lived during the same time as Plato, making him more of contemporary of Socrates, but is called "pre-Socratic" due to the fact that he elaborated on ideas from this period
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After his father died, he traveled a lot and educated himself
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He was called the "laughing philosopher" because his main goal in life was to make sure that everyone was happy
He was an outstanding author, according to sources, but now all of his books are lost
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The reality is made up of atoms or tiny, divisible particles
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Democtirus believed that there are an indefinitely large number of atoms,
but that they are nonetheless different types of atoms.
He thought that they differed in three characteristics:
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World explanation
Human persons, like everything else in the universe, are composed of atoms in the void
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A life of moderation, in which people limit their desires to what is achievable, best leads to what he calls a good life.
The gods exist but they must be long-lasting combinations of atoms, like everything else. However, they are not as significant. Also they have little concern for humans. Realizing this we could
free ourselves from superstitious fears.
A good life for a human person consists in a state of contentedness in which the soul is “disturbed by no fear or superstition or any other emotion.
Rational thought should be the source of knowledge, not perception.
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