10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMOCRITUS»
Discover the use of
Democritus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Democritus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Quantum Computing Since
Democritus
Takes students and researchers on a tour through some of the deepest ideas of maths, computer science and physics.
Philosophy is one of the most intimidating and difficult of disciplines, as any of its students can attest. This book is an important entry in a distinctive new series from Routledge: "The Great Philosophers.
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Democritus: Science, the Arts, and the Care of the Soul : ...
This volume gathers specific investigations dealing with some of the main topics of the research on Democritus: the catalogue of works, music, literary criticism, technics, zoology and the relation to medicine, physics, epistemology, ...
Aldo Brancacci, Pierre-Marie Morel,
2007
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The Atomists, Leucippus and
Democritus: Fragments : a Text ...
Includes the Greek text of the fragments with facing English translation, notes, commentary, and complete indexes and concordances.
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The Father of the Atom:
Democritus and the Nature of Matter
"A biography of ancient Greek philosopher Democritus, who believed that all matter was made up of indivisible and indestructible particles called atoms moving around in a void"--Provided by publisher.
Katherine Macfarlane,
2009
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Becoming Nietzsche: Early Reflections on
Democritus, ...
"Becoming Nietzsche is an essential book for understanding Nietzsche's philosophical genealogy from 1866 to 1868, a phase that was punctuated by the influence of Friedrich Lange and a surprising rejection of Schopenhauer's theory of the ...
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Morality and Self Interest in Protagoras Antiphon and
Democritus
view that acting justly benefits agents. Indeed, Democritus may have been the
first to make this claim in Ancient Greece although, of course, he may have been
preceded by Socrates. Moreover, given that the question of compatibility of
morality ...
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The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, ...
DEMOCRITUS. JUNIOR. TO. THE. READER. Gewtle reader, I presume thou wilt
be very inquisitive to know what anuck or personate actor this is, that so
insolently intrudes, upon this com- non theatre, to the worlds view, arrogating
another ...
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The Great Philosophers:
Democritus:
Democritus
Perception, selfhood and society; ethic, politics and the law: as Paul Cartledge’s enthralling introduction makes clear, Democritus has much to teach us, in all these fields and more.
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Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy VI: Before Plato
Patricia Curd THE PROBLEM Was Democritus a skeptic?1 Jonathan Barnes
presents a skeptical Democritus in The Presocratic Philosophers, and skepticism
is attributed to Democritus by Kirk, Raven, and Schofield, and by others.2 In this ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMOCRITUS»
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Democritus is used in the context of the following news items.
The geopolitical implications of Europe's debt crisis
Sotiris Serbos is Assistant Professor in International Politics at Democritus University of Thrace and Fulbright Fellow for the academic year ... «Open Democracy, Jun 15»
Bright Ideas
If the pre-Socratic Greek scientist Democritus were to read Chris Woodford's “Atoms Under the Floorboards,” he would likely be quite pleased to ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
Research at University College Cork into cloud energy efficiency
... the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (Greece), Democritus University of Thrace (Greece) and Maxeler Technologies (UK). «Irish Times, Jun 15»
The Spectator at war: Polysyllabic passion
... advice to those about to marry was referred to in a leading daily as “the memorable monosyllabic monition of the Democritus of Fleet Street.”. «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
The Dark Side of a Funny Situation
One of the earliest historical figures to be firmly associated with humour and laughter was the Greek philosopher Democritus, also known as the ... «INSEAD Knowledge, Jun 15»
Video Friday: Aerial Manipulator, Car-Removal Robot, Robotic …
... Ioannis Kostavelis, Richard May, and Antonios Gasteratos, from Democritus University of Thrace, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, ... «IEEE Spectrum, May 15»
Walk Like An Egyptian… Scientists Preserve Modern Human Leg …
Physical anthropologist at Democritus University of Thrace in Greece and co-author of the study Christina Papageorgopoulou told LiveScience, ... «Ancient Origins, May 15»
Ancient Egyptian techniques to preserve human legs copied by …
Dr Christina Papageorgopoulou, a palaeopathologist at the Democritus of Thrace in Xanthi, Greece, who led the work, said: 'The ancient ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
What These 3 Dead Physicists Can Teach You About Innovation
Democritus was an early atomist: he figured everything is made of indivisible bits called atoms. These atoms can 'hook' together and form all ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
On Graduations, Universities, and What Is “Practically Useless”
... Socrates, Aeschylus, Euripides, Democritus, Homer, Hesiod, and many other writers, politicians, artists, poets, and, yes, scientists. «Catholic World Report, May 15»