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Anaximander

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 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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Testimonia, Part 3: Reception (R)
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“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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Wikidata facts

Citizenship: Miletus
Place of birth: Miletus
Place of death: Miletus
Image: Anaximander.jpg

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date of birth: 0610-00-00
Commons category: Anaximander
date of death: 0540-00-00
name in native language: Ἀναξίμανδρος
P8168: Jérémy Morel
significant place: Miletus

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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
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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.