University of Qom Journal of Philosophical Theological Research 1735-9791 19 4 2018 02 20 A study of the Geometric Shape of the Components of the Body according to Democritus and His Followers A study of the Geometric Shape of the Components of the Body according to Democritus and His Followers 6 23 1040 10.22091/pfk.2017.1361.1446 FA Muhammad Hussein Heshmatpoor Assistant professor of department of philosophy and theology, University of Qom Journal Article 2016 09 25 Received: 10/07/2016           |           Accepted: 06/10/20 <br />Two views have been proposed about the simplexity and complexity of body in philosophy, which is responsible for knowing realities. One is simplexity-based which holds that the body is simply  a material form and denies that it is composed of matter and form as well as small components. The other is complexity-based whose proponents are divided into two groups: one group considers the body to be composed of matter and form (i.e. material form) and the other holds that body is composed of small components. The latter has specified a shape for each of the constituent components of elements and  celestial spherical forms, two of which are discussed in the present paper. It should be noted that there are four simple elements and celestial spheres have a shared shape in the view of the latter. Thus there are totally five shapes for the components of elements and celestial spheres. This paper gives attention to two of the shapes (the shapes of components of fire and earth); it takes into consideration and explains how these two shapes - which correspond to the sixteenth and seventeenth shapes in Elucid's thirteenth article, are formed, and after mentioning the hypotheses of the issue,  presents arguments for its accuracy. Received: 10/07/2016           |           Accepted: 06/10/20 <br />Two views have been proposed about the simplexity and complexity of body in philosophy, which is responsible for knowing realities. One is simplexity-based which holds that the body is simply  a material form and denies that it is composed of matter and form as well as small components. The other is complexity-based whose proponents are divided into two groups: one group considers the body to be composed of matter and form (i.e. material form) and the other holds that body is composed of small components. The latter has specified a shape for each of the constituent components of elements and  celestial spherical forms, two of which are discussed in the present paper. It should be noted that there are four simple elements and celestial spheres have a shared shape in the view of the latter. Thus there are totally five shapes for the components of elements and celestial spheres. This paper gives attention to two of the shapes (the shapes of components of fire and earth); it takes into consideration and explains how these two shapes - which correspond to the sixteenth and seventeenth shapes in Elucid's thirteenth article, are formed, and after mentioning the hypotheses of the issue,  presents arguments for its accuracy. https://pfk.qom.ac.ir/article_1040_42a5970b721409d3384b4e114c668025.pdf