Democritus further postulated that atoms exist and interact in empty space and that change occurs in the world through these interactions .
德谟克利特进一步假设:原子存在并且在空间中相互作用,世界上的变化就是通过这些相互作用发生的。
Democritus held this view , he believed men had learned singing from birds , and webbing from spiders .
德谟克利特正是持这种观点,他认为人类跟鸟类学会了歌唱,跟蜘蛛学会了结网。
Epicurus was a materialist . Following democritus , he believed that the world consisted of atoms .
伊壁鸠鲁是一个唯物主义者,相信有形的世界是由原子构成的,这一点他继承了德谟克利特的思想。
In line with democritus , epicurus espoused an atomistic metaphysics but combined and justified it with a brand of therapeutic hedonism , in which the anxieties of contemporary life were salved by the pursuit of pleasure without fear of divine punishment .
Democritus also taught that all events occur by necessity , and the greek atomists generally , like their modern representatives , advocated a mechanical theory of the universe , which excluded all contingency .