Tusculan Disputations · Character
Democritus
Pre-Socratic philosopher; developed atomic theory of the universe.
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Also known as Democritus
First appearance: tusculan disputations
Democritus shows up with force in Book IV: On Other Perturbations of the Mind. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Included in the list of philosophers whose calm and composed studies are contrasted with the wantonness of lust.
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