{ Aristotle and Democritus: The Atomic Theory By: Sam Berman and Emilee Williams
Born: 384 B.C. in Stagira, Greece Death: 322 B.C. Aristotle
Born: 460 B.C. in Greece Death: 370 B.C. Democritus
Aristotle Taught by Plato in Greece Tutored Alexander the Great in Macedonia Taught and created some of his most famous works at Lyceum Democritus Studied in Persia, Ethiopia, Egypt and India Institutions and Countries of Study
Aristotle Democritus and Plato were his rivals Xenocrates and Theophrastus were his colleges Democritus Aristotle, Theophrastus and Diogenes were his rivals Worked with Leucippus Colleagues and Rivals
Aristotle Orginon Metaphisics Nicomacheanfx Poetics Rheotorics Democritus Great World System Little World System Theory of Knowledge Important Works
Syllogism was a categorical logic (form of logic that involves identifying rules of which categories of things can be put together to produce valid deductions.) Syllogism is a pattern, which helped him discover rules by combining and transforming them. Example: Whales are mammals Mammals are warm blooded Therefore whales are warm blooded Aristotle: Syllogism
Thought and sensation are influenced by images impacting the outside of the body. Thought and perception are created through the change of the body. Knowledge is based on the visible world Democritus: Theory of Knowledge
The scientific theory of nature of matter States that everything is made up of atoms Atom means invisible Atomic Theory
Democritus thought atoms are small quantities of matter His theory states atoms cannot be destroyed, differ in shape, size or temperature. He thought atoms moved in an infinite void, colliding into each other Democritus: Atomic Theory
Aristotle did not believe in Democritus’ theory He thought all materials on earth were not made of atoms Aristotle thought all materials were made of small amounts of the four elements of matter (earth, fire, water and air) His theory was later proved wrong, all matter is made up of atoms Aristotle: Atomic Theory
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