Ever heard of the “laughing philosopher”? Democritus was born in an ancient Greek town called Abdera and nicknamed “the laughing philosopher” due to his cheerful personality. A curious man, he sought ...

Four hundred years before the birth of Christ, the renowned Greek philosopher, Democritus, suggested that all matter is composed of tiny, discrete, indivisible particles Four hundred years before the ...

Perhaps among the most popular ancient philosophers in the world, Democritus, next on our list of top 10 ancient atheist philosophers and their quotes, played a very important role in the atomic ...