Greek Philosophers

Greek Philosophers

  1. Anaximenes (545 BCE)

  • believed that matter was made up of air.

  1. Thales of Miletus (6th BCE)

  • believed that matter was made up of water.

  1. Heraclitus (540 - 480 BCE)

  • believed that matter was made up of fire.

  1. Empedocles (490 - 430 BCE)

  • believed that matter was made up of earth, air, water, and fire.

  1. Leucippus and Democritus

believed that there must be a smallest unit of matter that cannot be broken down. They called this “atomos”