It is said that he blinded himself so that he might be able to think without outside disturbances.
It is said that he blinded himself so that he might be able to think without outside disturbances. He was sometimes called "The Laughing Philosopher" because of his amusement at the weaknesses and flaws in humanity. Born in Abdera around 460 BC, he believed that pleasure and self control were the ultimate goals in life. For ten points, identify this man, who first described invisible, indestructible, indivisible units that comprise the universe – particles that he called "atoms."
It is said that he blinded himself so that he might be able to think without outside disturbances.
Democritus