Anaximander
Sign in to saveAnaximander ( ; Anaximandros; ) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia (in modern-day Turkey). He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the teachings of his master Thales. He succeeded Thales and became the second master of that school, where he counted Anaximenes and, arguably, Pythagoras amongst his pupils.
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Anaximander was an ancient Greek philosopher from Miletus who studied under Thales and became the second leader of the influential Milesian school of philosophy. He matters because he was a foundational figure in early Western philosophy who taught important students and helped develop the philosophical traditions that shaped ancient Greek thought.
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- 0610-00-00
- Died
- 0540-00-00
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- 4
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- I quattro grandi milesi
- Fragments et témoignages
- The Anaximander fragment
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Anaximander ( ; Anaximandros; ) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia (in modern-day Turkey). He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the teachings of his master Thales. He succeeded Thales and became the second master of that school, where he counted Anaximenes and, arguably, Pythagoras amongst his pupils.
Little of his life and work is known today. According to available historical documents, he is the first philosopher known to have written down his studies, although only one fragment of his work remains. Fragmentary testimonies found in documents after his death provide a portrait of the man.