The Atom from the ancient

Philosophers point view of the Atomic

Theory By: Tyler, Emily, Tanis

DemocritusHe was born in 460 BC in Abdera, Greece

Died in 370BC

Came from a wealthy and noble family

Commonly known as “The laughing Philosopher”

Fellow citizens called him “the mocker”

Was also very well educated Democritus

AristotleBorn 384 BC in Stagira, Greece

Died 322 BC in Chalcis, Greece

Went to the Platonic Academy (367 BC- 347 BC)

Had two children (Nicomachus, Pythias)

Was a student of Plato (wrote 200 treatises but only 31 survive and was in a lecture format)

Was also very well educated

Compare and contrast

Comparisons- Both were well educated

Their education were from famous philosophers

Contributed a lot to different fields science (astronomy, math, etc.)

Differences- Their atomic models were different

The public had different views of their findings

Aristotle

Democritus

Timeline of ideasDemocritus was born in

Albdera

Democritus’s father dies, leading him to search for education

and wisdomDemocritus theory was

more accurate but was not accepted like Aristotle

(unknown date)

Aristotle was born in Stagira, Greece

Aristotle attends the Platonic Academy

Aristotle discovered his Atomic Theory (date

unknown)

460 BC

384 BC

367/347 BC

Old Democritus

Public view of these

philosophiesAristotle-He was more popular to the people than Democritus. And for many of years his theory was accepted more than Democritus.

Democritus-He was not popular from the peoples point of view even though he came from a wealthy and noble family. As mentioned before the citizens called him the mocker.