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Aristotle and Democritus: The Atomic Theory

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. Institutions and Countries of Study. Colleagues and Rivals. Important Works.

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Aristotle and Democritus: The Atomic Theory

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  1. Aristotle and Democritus:The Atomic Theory By: Sam Berman and Emilee Williams

  2. Born: 384 B.C. in Stagira, Greece • Death: 322 B.C. Aristotle

  3. Born: 460 B.C. in Greece • Death: 370 B.C. Democritus

  4. Institutions and Countries of Study

  5. Colleagues and Rivals

  6. Important Works

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. The scientific theory of nature of matter • States that everything is made up of atoms • Atom means invisible Atomic Theory

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. http://www.nobeliefs.com/atom.htmhttp://plato • .stanford.edu/entries/democritus/ • http://people.wku.edu/jan.garrett/democ.htm • http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle/ Sources:

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