Anaxagoras (/ ˌænækˈsæɡərəs /; Ancient Greek: Ἀναξαγόρας, Anaxagóras, 'lord of the assembly'; c. 500 BC – c. 428 BC) was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher.

Anaxagoras was a Greek philosopher of nature remembered for his cosmology and for his discovery of the true cause of eclipses. He was associated with the Athenian statesman Pericles.

Aug 22, 2007 · Anaxagoras bases his account of the natural world on three principles of metaphysics, all of which can be seen as grounded in these Eleatic requirements: No …

Anaxagoras 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 …

Mar 2, 2022 · Anaxagoras was a Pre-Socratic philosopher of ancient Greece who claimed everything is made up of tiny particles. He influenced the concept of the atomic universe.

Anaxagoras (c. 500 – 428 B.C.E.) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. Anaxagoras conceived the origin of the cosmos as the pre-existing, undifferentiated continuum of all material …

Jan 3, 2025 · Anaxagoras is best known for his introduction of nous (mind or intellect) as the organizing principle of the cosmos and his theory of infinite divisibility, which posits that all …

May 11, 2025 · Ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras was the one who introduced the concept of the universal mind (nous) as the motive cause of the cosmos.

Anaxagoras, a pre-Socratic philosopher from Clazomenae in Asia Minor, made significant contributions to ancient philosophy, particularly concerning the nature of the cosmos and the …

Anaxagoras 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 …