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Democritus (ca. 460-370 B.C.)

- Democritus (ca. 460-370 B.C.) : Democritus the scientist who offered atoms as the physis and everything in nature, including humans, was explained in terms of atoms and their activities. His was the first completely materialistic view of the world and of humans.

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