Democritus Net Worth

Democritus was an influential Ancient Greek philosopher who is renowned for his atomic theory of the universe. He was heavily influenced by Leucippus of Miletus and had proposed ideas that were in conflict with those of Socratic philosophers like Plato and Aristotle. He had traveled to many distant countries during his early life and shared ideas with scholars around the world, which might explain his rationalism, humanism, and love of freedom. Much of his work has been lost or is only available as fragments, making it difficult to determine the exact extent of his knowledge. However, his philosophies and doctrines can be tracked via numerous citations of his works by later scholars, which point to the fact that he wrote over seventy books on natural philosophy. His precision in many of his philosophical ideas has earned him the title of 'father of modern science'.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Philosopher
Birth Place Abdera, Greece, Greek
Died On c. 370 BC (aged around 90)
Era Pre-Socratic philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Pre-Socratic philosophy
Main interests Metaphysics Mathematics Astronomy
Notable ideas Atomism Aetiology (causality) The Milky Way (Via Lactea) as a concentration of distant stars

💰 Net worth

Democritus, the renowned Greek philosopher, is projected to have a net worth ranging between $100,000 and $1 million by the year 2024. Known for his contributions to the field of philosophy, Democritus' ideas centered around atoms and the concept of reality as a composition of these fundamental particles. Despite his immense intellectual influence, it is noteworthy that Democritus' financial wealth is estimated in this range, indicating that his philosophical legacy may not have translated directly into substantial material prosperity. Nonetheless, the timeless ideas he cultivated continue to shape our understanding of the world.

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Famous Quotes:

And again, many of the other animals receive impressions contrary to ours; and even to the senses of each individual, things do not always seem the same. Which then, of these impressions are true and which are false is not obvious; for the one set is no more true than the other, but both are alike. And this is why Democritus, at any rate, says that either there is no truth or to us at least it is not evident.

Biography/Timeline

1946

Democritus was born in Abdera, Thrace, around 460 BC, although some thought it was 490 BC. His exact contributions are difficult to disentangle from those of his mentor Leucippus, as they are often mentioned together in texts. Their speculation on atoms, taken from Leucippus, bears a passing and partial resemblance to the 19th-century understanding of atomic structure that has led some to regard Democritus as more of a scientist than other Greek philosophers; however, their ideas rested on very different bases. Largely ignored in ancient Athens, Democritus is said to have been disliked so much by Plato that the latter wished all of his books burned. He was nevertheless well known to his fellow northern-born Philosopher Aristotle. Many consider Democritus to be the "father of modern science". None of his writings have survived; only fragments are known from his vast body of work.

2013

Democritus was said to be born in the city of Abdera in Thrace, an Ionian colony of Teos, although some called him a Milesian. He was born in the 80th Olympiad (460–457 BC) according to Apollodorus of Athens, and although Thrasyllus placed his birth in 470 BC, the later date is probably more likely. John Burnet has argued that the date of 460 is "too early" since, according to Diogenes Laërtius ix.41, Democritus said that he was a "young man (neos)" during Anaxagoras's old age (c. 440–428). It was said that Democritus's father was from a noble family and so wealthy that he received Xerxes on his march through Abdera. Democritus spent the inheritance which his father left him on travels into distant countries, to satisfy his thirst for knowledge. He traveled to Asia, and was even said to have reached India and Ethiopia.

2014

Democritus held that originally the universe was composed of nothing but tiny atoms churning in chaos, until they collided together to form larger units—including the earth and everything on it. He surmised that there are many worlds, some growing, some decaying; some with no sun or moon, some with several. He held that every world has a beginning and an end and that a world could be destroyed by collision with another world. To epitomize Democritus's cosmology, Russell calls on Shelley: "Worlds on worlds are rolling ever / From creation to decay, / Like the bubbles on a river / Sparkling, bursting, borne away".