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Anaximander

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Also known as Anaximander of Miletus

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.

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Anaximander was a male philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, and geographer from Miletus. He was a student of Thales and influenced Thales. He taught Pythagoras and Anaximenes of Miletus. He is associated with Pre-Socratic philosophy and the Milesian school. His notable work is the apeiron. He wrote in Ancient Greek.

He was born in Miletus between 620 BCE and 610 BCE. He died in Miletus between 556 BCE and 540 BCE. He is described in the Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia. His name in his native language is Ἀναξίμανδρος.

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Person · Open Library

Works
4

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  • I quattro grandi milesi
  • Fragments et témoignages
  • The Anaximander fragment
  • Fragments Et Témoignages

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Recent publications · Crossref

3 total works indexed

  1. Testimonia, Part 3: Reception (R)

    · 2016

  2. Testimonia, Part 1: Person (P)

    · 2016

  3. Testimonia, Part 2: Doctrine (D)

    · 2016

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Quotes

  • “All things must in equity again decline into that whence they have their origin for they must give satisfaction and atonement for injustice each in the order of time.”
  • “The Earth is cylindrical, three times as wide as it is deep, and only the upper part is inhabited. But this Earth is isolated in space, and the sky is a complete sphere in the center of which is located, unsupported, our cylinder, the Earth, situated at an equal distance from all the points of the sky.”

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Key facts

Philosopher.region
Western philosophy
Philosopher.era
Pre-Socratic philosophy
Philosopher.image
File:Pietro Bellotti (attr) Anaximander.jpg
Philosopher.caption
Anaximander in a 17th century portrait by Pietro Bellotti
Philosopher.name
Anaximander
Philosopher.birth_date
BC
Philosopher.birth_place
Miletus, Ionian League
Philosopher.death_date
BC (aged 64)
Philosopher.main_interests
Metaphysics, astronomy, geometry, geography

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Theories
  • Apeiron
  • A free-floating Earth
  • Cosmology
  • Multiple worlds
  • Meteorological phenomena
  • Origin of mankind
  • Other accomplishments
  • Cartography
  • Gnomon
  • Prediction of an earthquake
  • Scientific method
  • Legacy
  • Works
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • External links

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.

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