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  1. Anaximander - Wikipedia

    Anaximander (/ æˌnæksɪˈmændər / an-AK-sih-MAN-dər; Ancient Greek: Ἀναξίμανδρος Anaximandros; c. 610 – c. 546 BC) [3] was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, [4] a city of Ionia …

  2. Anaximander | Philosophy, Evolution, & Facts | Britannica

    Anaximander, Greek philosopher who was the first to develop a cosmology, or systematic philosophical view of the world. He held an evolutionary view of living things, in which humans originated from …

  3. Anaximander | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Anaximander was the author of the first surviving lines of Western philosophy. He speculated and argued about “the Boundless” as the origin of all that is. He also worked on the fields of what we now …

  4. Anaximander - World History Encyclopedia

    Sep 2, 2009 · Anaximander invented the idea of models, drew the first map of the world in Greece, and is said to have been the first to write a book of prose. He traveled extensively and was highly …

  5. Anaximander - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists

    Lived c. 610 BC - c 546 BC. 2,600 years ago, Anaximander became the first person in recorded history to recognize that the earth exists as a solitary body which does not need to rest on top of anything else.

  6. Anaximander: Pioneer of cosmology and natural philosophy

    Jan 3, 2025 · Anaximander of Miletus (c. 610–546 BCE), a successor of Thales and a pivotal figure in early Greek philosophy, stands out as one of the first thinkers to grapple with the structure and …

  7. People | Anaximander - History Archive

    Anaximander (c. 610 – c. 546 BCE) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus, a city in Ionia (modern-day Turkey). He is considered one of the earliest and most influential figures in Western …

  8. Anaximander biography. Ancient Greek naturalist, geographer and …

    Anaximander, a renowned ancient Greek natural philosopher, geographer, and pre-Socratic philosopher, lived from approximately 610 to after 547 BCE. He was a pupil of Thales and the author of the first …

  9. Anaximander of Miletus - Philosophy

    Anaximander (c.612-545 BC) was a discipline of Thales. He studied systematically the natural phenomena and he made the first comprehensive attempt to explain the origins both of man and the …

  10. Anaximander of Miletus: The Pioneer of Ancient Cosmology and …

    Aug 20, 2024 · Anaximander of Miletus (c. 612–545 BC) stands as one of the most influential pre-Socratic philosophers. A disciple of Thales, he ventured beyond his mentor's teachings to lay the …