Anaximander | |
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Born | c. 611 BC |
Died | c. 546 BC |
Era | Pre-Socratic philosophy |
Region | Western Philosophy |
School | Ionian Philosophy, Milesian school, Naturalism |
Main interests | Metaphysics, astronomy, geometry, geography |
Notable ideas | The apeiron is the arche Evolutionary view of living things Earth floats unsupported Mechanical model of the sky Water of rain from evaporation |
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Anaximander (/æˌnæksɪˈmændər/; Greek: Ἀναξίμανδρος Anaximandros; c. 610 – c. 546 BC) was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia. He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the teachings of his master Thales. He succeeded him and became the second master of that school where he counted Anaximenes and Pythagoras amongst his pupils.