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Democritus
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Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 4 facts
claimDemocritus proposed a form of emergentism based on the possibility of multi-shaped atoms interlocking to form an infinity of more complex shapes.
claimDemocritus argued that qualities of experience, or qualia, could not be explained by the interlocking of atoms and therefore relegated them to non-existence.
claimThe philosophy of Democritus anticipates the modern doctrine of eliminativist materialism.
quoteDemocritus stated: 'sweet exists by convention, bitter by convention, in truth only atoms and the void'.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 18, 2017 3 facts
claimDemocritus propounded a form of reductionism where emergence is based on multi-shaped atoms interlocking to form complex shapes.
quoteDemocritus argued that qualities of experience do not exist in reality, stating: 'by convention sweet and by convention bitter, by convention hot, by convention cold, by convention color; but in reality atoms and void.'
referenceC. C. W. Taylor authored 'The Atomists: Leucippus and Democritus. Fragments, A Text and Translation with Commentary', published in 1999 by the University of Toronto Press.
Europe's quest for strategic autonomy in response to Trumpism link.springer.com Dec 8, 2025 2 facts
claimMany Democrats in the United States analyze that promises of universal human rights and the strengthening of multilateral institutions are unlikely to win votes.
claimFor decades, both Republicans and Democrats in the United States shared a common foreign policy credo where the rules-based international order, with the U.S. as the authoritative standard-setter, served as a crucial instrument for securing U.S. global supremacy.
Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 2 facts
perspectiveBoth Republicans and Democrats in the United States Congress criticize the Trump Administration's use of unilateral import tariffs, arguing that these measures alienate American allies in Europe and Asia and weaken the US position against China.
claimLeading Democrats in the United States Congress and almost all Democratic candidates in the 2020 presidential primaries propagated policies on China similar to those of the Trump Administration, despite criticizing his political style and his treatment of allies.
History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
accountNelson W. Aldrich secured the passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909 by lowering tariffs on farm products, a move that outraged farmers and contributed to the realignment of the Republican Party in favor of the Democrats.
Series of Reports Ignored by Media Show Jeffrey Epstein's ... commondreams.org Nov 12, 2025 1 fact
accountDemocrats on the House Oversight Committee released a trove of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's private estate on the Wednesday following the publication of the fourth part of the Drop Site News series.
The Impact and Implications of the Ukraine Crisis - Interpret interpret.csis.org Feb 28, 2023 1 fact
claimWhile there is a bipartisan consensus in the United States to help Ukraine achieve victory, Republicans and Democrats disagree on whether to increase financial and military aid to Ukraine.
World Trade Without the US | Cato Institute cato.org 1 fact
claimRepublicans are influenced by economic nationalism, while Democrats fail to recognize that free trade is a viable method to pursue affordability for the American people.
Who is in the Epstein files? - BBC bbc.com Feb 26, 2026 1 fact
claimDemocrats who reviewed the unredacted files allege that three witness interviews with an accuser of Donald Trump have been withheld from the public release.