(Δημόκριτος; Dēmókritos).
[1] of Abdera Atomist philosopher, 2nd half of the 5th cent. BC
A. Life and Writing
D. was active in the 2nd half of the 5th cent. and one of the main representatives of ancient Atomism, which he adopted from Leucippus. Their respective contributions to the theory of the atom are difficult to differentiate. It is characteristic in this context that the ‘Great World Order’ (Μέγας διάκοσμος; Mégas diákosmos) listed in a…