Collection The classical authors
Democritus
Greek philosopher, from Abdera, c. 460-370 BC
Diogenes Laertius lists some seventy titles, on ethics, physics, mathematics, music and technical subjects. Fragments survive, mostly on ethics.
Works
- Canon (Kanones). On knowledge; lost.
- Little World-System (Mikros diakosmos). Lost; the Great World-System is attributed to Leucippus.
- On Cheerfulness (Peri euthymies). On the tranquility of the soul; fragments survive.