The Resume

(circa 500 BC- )
Transferred philosophy to Athens
Wrote the book 'On Nature'

Why he might be annoying:

When he said that the Sun was a white-hot stone, he was sentenced to exile (Sounds just like what happened to Galileo).
He committed suicide.
He rejected Empedocles' theory because he thought that there was no scientific reason for it.
He thought that snow had black and white particles, and that white simple predominates.
He thought the mind had a place in the universe, and he was criticized by Plato and Aristotle for that.
While in prison, he attempted to square a circle using a compass and a straight edge.

Why he might not be annoying:

He believed in an indefinite number of basic substances (Atomism).
It is believed that he was the teacher of Socrates.
He was also the teacher and friend of Pericles.
He thought that the sun was a ball of fire, not a god like predecessors thought (he was right).

Credit: Merce

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ancient Times
• Ancient Times: Greece
• Exiles
• I am Greek
• I Committed Suicide
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, I'm Naked
• Philosophers: Pre-Socratic
• Profiles 7501-7750 (Ranked: 7647)
• Teachers

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 80 Votes: 61.25% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 31.82% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 61 Votes: 59.02% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 102 Votes: 51.96% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 193 Votes: 50.26% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 245 Votes: 42.04% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 413 Votes: 43.34% Annoying