Associations to the word «Anaximander»

Wiktionary

ANAXIMANDER, proper noun. (c. 610 BC–c. 546 BC) A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus; pupil of Thales and teacher of Anaximenes.

Dictionary definition

ANAXIMANDER, noun. A presocratic Greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects (611-547 BC).

Wise words

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