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This article is about the Pre-Socratic philosopher. For other uses, see Anaximander (disambiguation).
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This article is about the Pre-Socratic philosopher. For other uses, see Anaximander (disambiguation). | '''Anaximander''' (fl. early 6th c. BC) was a Greek [[Philosophy|philosopher]] who held that the primary principal or cause of the world consisted of a non-material, boundless entity which underlay the world and its various changes. He wrote the first surviving fragments of Western philosophy and is also known for his accomplishments, both of a practical nature and in the realm of philosophical speculation, in what we would today call the fields of [[geography]], [[biology]], and [[astronomy]].[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
'''Anaximander''' (fl. early 6th c. BC) was a Greek [[Philosophy|philosopher]] who held that the primary principal or cause of the world consisted of a non-material, boundless entity which underlay the world and its various changes. He wrote the first surviving fragments of Western philosophy and is also known for his accomplishments, both of a practical nature and in the realm of philosophical speculation, in what we would today call the fields of [[geography]], [[biology]], and [[astronomy]]. | |||
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Anaximander (fl. early 6th c. BC) was a Greek philosopher who held that the primary principal or cause of the world consisted of a non-material, boundless entity which underlay the world and its various changes. He wrote the first surviving fragments of Western philosophy and is also known for his accomplishments, both of a practical nature and in the realm of philosophical speculation, in what we would today call the fields of geography, biology, and astronomy.