Full Idea
Democritus explains thinking by the mixture of the body, which is surely in accordance with his reasoning, since he makes the soul the body.
Gist of Idea
Democritus says the soul is the body, and thinking is thus the mixture of the body
Source
report of Democritus (fragments/reports [c.431 BCE], A135) by Theophrastus - On the Senses 58
Book Reference
Democritus: 'Early Greek Phil VII: Democritus', ed/tr. Laks,A/Most,G [Harvard Loeb 2016], p.195
A Reaction
I agree with Democritus.
Related Idea
Idea 20912 The soul is the same as the mind [Democritus, by Aristotle]