Democritus: Democritus and Atomistic Politics by Paul Anthony Cartledge

Democritus: Democritus and Atomistic Politics

Paul Anthony Cartledge

54 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction biography history philosophy challenging informative slow-paced

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The Renaissance's 'Laughing Philosopher': ourown age's 'prophet of quark': throughout modern philosophical traditions, Democritushas been a man little known beyond his labels. Yet if the image of the cheerful ironist understates his true seriousne...

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