Democritus was born in Abdera, Thrace, in the 5th century BC. He travelled to the East while being the student of famous philosophers. His philosophical ideas and the establishment of particles, "the atoms", gave him a leading position in world history. However, his medical knowledge was vast especially in the field of pediatric pharmacology. Numerous are also the reports of his passion for anatomy. Democritus' views regarding the issue of Human Nature and Anatomy are depicted in a letter he sent to Hippocrates of Kos. He died in old age, possibly of infection after having totally neglected his personal hygiene (Democritus.). Before Hippocrates found reasoning for why people would get ill, everyone though that it was the Gods making them ill because they have done something wrong, but Hippocrates proved that wrong. Hippocrates showed that the reason we become ill is from bacteria, the environment, and things in our surroundings. This plays a huge impact on our life now because now we can fine cures and antibiotics to help keep us healthy. If Hippocrates never found reasoning for illness then we would most likely still be praying to the Gods asking them to heal us
Democritus was born in Abdera, Thrace, in the 5th century BC. He travelled to the East while being the student of famous philosophers. His philosophical ideas and the establishment of particles, "the atoms", gave him a leading position in world history. However, his medical knowledge was vast especially in the field of pediatric pharmacology. Numerous are also the reports of his passion for anatomy. Democritus' views regarding the issue of Human Nature and Anatomy are depicted in a letter he sent to Hippocrates of Kos. He died in old age, possibly of infection after having totally neglected his personal hygiene (Democritus.). Before Hippocrates found reasoning for why people would get ill, everyone though that it was the Gods making them ill because they have done something wrong, but Hippocrates proved that wrong. Hippocrates showed that the reason we become ill is from bacteria, the environment, and things in our surroundings. This plays a huge impact on our life now because now we can fine cures and antibiotics to help keep us healthy. If Hippocrates never found reasoning for illness then we would most likely still be praying to the Gods asking them to heal us