Because Democritus Attempted to Explain Events Occurring in One Domain

question 3

Multiple Choice

Because Democritus attempted to explain events occurring in one domain (observable phenomena) in terms of events occurring in another domain (the arrangements of atoms) ,he was a(n) :

• A)elementist
• B)reductionist
• C)physicist
• D)Orphist

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