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Anaximander
Interesting facts about his life
Created one of the earliest maps of the world.
Proposed that human beings evolved from simpler life forms.
Credited with writing the first known philosophical work, "On Nature".
Influenced later thinkers like Anaximenes and Heraclitus.
World explanation
The world is in constant change, with opposites (hot/cold, wet/dry) in conflict.
Believed in a dynamic cosmos, governed by justice or divine law.
Proposed that the Earth floats freely in space, unsupported.
Described a cyclical process of creation and destruction.
MLA citations
Burch, George Bosworth. “Anaximander, the First Metaphysician.” The Review of Metaphysics, vol. 3, no. 2, 1949, pp. 137–60, www.jstor.org/stable/20123161.
evans, james. “Anaximander | Greek Philosopher.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Anaximander.
Couprie, Dirk. “Anaximander | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, iep.utm.edu/anaximander/.
Mark, Joshua J. “Anaximander.” World History Encyclopedia, 2 Sept. 2009, www.worldhistory.org/Anaximander/.
Arche
The apeiron is eternal, undefined, and beyond physical elements like water or air.
Everything in the universe originates from and returns to the apeiron.
Proposed the apeiron (the infinite or boundless) as the origin of all things.
Biography
Student of Thales and one of the first pre-Socratic philosophers.
Known for contributions to cosmology, geography, and biology.
Born around 610 BCE in Miletus (modern-day Turkey).
Contemporary Understanding
Similar to the modern idea of the big bang: the universe originating from a boundless source.
His idea of balance between opposites parallels concepts in physics, like equilibrium and entropy.
Foreshadowed ideas of evolution and dynamic change in biology and cosmology.
