Aristotle and Leucippus

Group 1(MonoBlocks Group)

~ATOMS: THE GREEK IDEA~

               We hear something about atoms almost everyday. The twentieth century brought us into the Atomic Age. Why should we care about something as tiny as an atom? Because our world is made up of atoms, and atoms are a part of all we do. Everything is made of atoms including you and me.

Guess who?

LEUCIPPUS

PROFILE:

•    Leucippus was a shadowy figure, as his dates are not recorded and he is often mentioned in conjunction with his more well-known pupil Democritus.
•    He was the first Greek to develop the theory of atonism— the idea that everything is composed entirely of various imperishable, indivisible elements called atoms — which was elaborated in far greater detail by his pupil and successor, Democritus.
•    He was most probably born in Miletus, although Ajbdera andElea are also mentioned as possible birthplaces.                                                                                                                                        

THE IDEA:

    

     There must ultimately be tiny particles of water that could not be subdivided.

Example: 

From a Distant, the sand on the beach looked continuous, but it is to be made up of tiny grains.

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Guess who?

ARISTOTLE  

 

PROFILE: 

 

• Aristotle was born in  Stageira, Chalcidice, in 384 B.C.
• A student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.
• He was trained first in medicine, and then in 367 he was sent to Athens to study philosophy with Plato.
• Though a brilliant pupil, Aristotle opposed some of Plato's teachings, and when Plato died, Aristotle was not appointed head of the Academy.
• His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology. 

THE IDEA:

    

      Considered the greatest of the ancient Greek philosophers, had considered that matter was continuous-infinitely divisible- rather than atomistic-consisting of fundamental particles that are themselves indivisible and the people of that time had no way to determine which view of matter seemed more logical and reasonable, and so Aristotle's view prevailed for 2000 years, even though it was wrong.

     http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2187430983017163849#

REFERENCES:

     

BOOK:    

     Chemistry for Changing Times (book)

     

WEBSITES:    

     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle

     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucippus

     http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/aristotle.html

VIDEOCLIP:

     http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2187430983017163849#

Group Members:

Dianne Ang

Androse Ansaldo

Micah Antonio

Oya Bautista
Angela Cansana