Democritus was the last pluralist of the 5th century B.C.E
Pluralist believed that it was impossible to think that only one arché could be able to construct everything. Democritus archés were atoms and void. (Buss Mitchell)
For him atoms were little particles that were indivisible, and couldn’t be destroyed or created, and they were able to move on the void(empty space). These atoms were able to change themselves so they could continue existing. (Stanford)
Atoms were:
*infinite
*solid
*in constant motion, so objects have the property of not been static. (Stanford)
He said that the creation of the world was a natural consequence of the movement of the atoms on space.
For example, I imagine that the Universe is the void; the space where everything is in constant movement. The human beings, the plants, animals, rocks, planets and everything are little atoms that are always changing, in motion and that never disappear.
Humans, plants and animals reproduce and the new atoms are not creations, they are just atoms that already existed. Then the atoms keep transforming themselves and when they die, they don't disappear, they just come part of a new arrangement forming part of a cycle that never ends.
Bibliography:
Buss Mitchell, Helen. Roots of Wisdom. Thomson Wadsworth. USA:2005
Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Obtained from
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Abril Castillo
Abril
ResponderEliminarI liked you example, it's clear and objetive. It is true matter don't disappear it only changes. For me this is very true. Democritus was a very intelligent man, we could deduce that the matter was composed by little particules. That is very beyond for his time. It proved that he was a very wise man.
by: Alberto G.V.
I like this theory, because I think what democritus said makes sense, because atoms are composed of energy and energy can't be created or destroyed just transform into another type of enrgy.
ResponderEliminarAlso I think this example can be applied to humans in rencarnation, because I believe (as another philosopher said) that we are energy that when we died it's took our soul which is energy and it is implanted in another body in a form of energy
cathy
That was a very good comparison Abril! And I think it is absolutely incredible how a man that lived in the 5th century had the capacity to think about particles called atoms, nowadays we all know about them, but at that time it must have been hard to sort that out.
ResponderEliminarGabriela Maldonado
It is true that hte matter doesn't dissapear, it just transforms or gets together with other particals to make a new one.
ResponderEliminarThe example and the explanation were simple and easy to understand, beucase I think when he tried to explain that to other people they must have think he was insaine.
Andrea Zapata
Abril,
ResponderEliminarI agree that matter doesnt dissapear, it just transforms itself. I think that Democritus´ created another theory, next to the big bang and God, on how the world was created. Thanks for your words of wisdom
-kenya
Abril,
ResponderEliminarI liked your comparison with life. I guess like atoms, we become something else, and we just dont born from nowhere.
Thanks for explaining it in a great way.
Isis Gzz
Abril, you deserve a very special congratulation. I think you have worked pretty well in this blog participation. Your comments to your classmates have been solid and deep, your picture is good, you cited correctly and you DID follow the rubric.
ResponderEliminarCharlie.
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