Anaxagoras - Wikipedia
WEBAnaxagoras (/ ˌ æ n æ k ˈ s æ ɡ ə r ə s /; Greek: Ἀναξαγόρας, Anaxagóras, "lord of the assembly"; c. 500 – c. 428 BC) was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. Born in Clazomenae at a time when Asia Minor was under the control of the Persian Empire, Anaxagoras came to …
Anaxagoras - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBAug 22, 2007 · Anaxagoras of Clazomenae (a major Greek city of Ionian Asia Minor), a Greek philosopher of the 5 th century B.C.E. (born ca. 500–480), was the first of the Presocratic philosophers to live in Athens.
Anaxagoras | Pre-Socratic Philosopher, Naturalist & Astronomer
WEBAnaxagoras (born c. 500 bce, Clazomenae, Anatolia [now in Turkey]—died c. 428, Lampsacus) was a Greek philosopher of nature remembered for his cosmology and for his discovery of the true cause of eclipses. He was associated with …
Anaxagoras - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBAnaxagoras of Clazomenae was an important Presocratic natural philosopher and scientist who lived and taught in Athens for approximately thirty years. He gained notoriety for his materialistic views, particularly his contention that the sun was a fiery rock.
Anaxagoras - Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 8, 2018 · Anaxagoras was one of the most famous of early Greek philosophers. He is credited with turning Athens into a center of ancient study and intellectual activity. Anaxagoras expanded on the work of earlier philosophers, especially those from the Milesian or Ionian School.
Anaxagoras: History, Achievements & Facts - World History Edu
WEBAug 19, 2021 · Generally regarded as one of the most distinguished Pre-Socratic philosophers of ancient Greece, Anaxagoras of Clazomenae is best known for his physical theory of the universe that states that a part of every thing can be found in every thing.
Anaxagoras and his contributions to cosmology | Britannica
WEBAnaxagoras, (born c. 500, Clazomenae, Anatolia—died c. 428 bc, Lampsacus), Greek philosopher. Though only a few fragments of his writings have survived, he is remembered for his cosmology and for his discovery of the true cause of eclipses.
2,500 years ago, Anaxagoras brought science’s spirit to Athens ...
WEBMay 4, 2021 · Anaxagoras, born in the Ionian town of Clazomenae, was the first natural philosopher to reside in Athens and promote the Ionian philosophical outlook there. As the science historian George Sarton...
Anaxagoras: The Mind Behind Ancient Greek Philosophy
WEBAnaxagoras is perhaps best known for two revolutionary concepts: Nous (Mind) and the theory of infinite divisibility. Nous: The Cosmic Mind. The concept of Nous (Mind) is Anaxagoras’ crowning contribution. He posited an all-powerful, all-knowing mind that set the cosmos in motion and governed it.
Anaxagoras (499 BC - 428 BC) - Biography - MacTutor History of …
WEBAnaxagoras was a Greek mathematician famed as the first to introduce philosophy to the Athenians. He was imprisoned for claiming that the Sun was not a god and that the Moon reflected the Sun's light.