anaximander

• Anaximander ist der Name des vorsokratischen griechischen Philosophen aus Milet, Schüler des Thales, der als Grundprinzip des Universums das Unendliche oder Grenzenlose (apeiron) annahm.

A proper noun referring to a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, a student of Thales, who proposed that the fundamental substance of the universe is the infinite or boundless, rather than a conventional material element.

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1. Pre-Socratic PhilosopherC2formal

   An ancient Greek philosopher from Miletus (c. 610–546 BCE), a student of Thales, who proposed that the fundamental principle of the universe is the 'apeiron' (the boundless or infinite), rather than a specific substance like water.

   Vorsokratischer Philosoph

   • Anaximander is credited with creating one of the earliest known maps of the world.
   • Unlike his teacher Thales, Anaximander argued that the first principle of all things is the infinite and indefinite apeiron.
   • He theorized that the earth is a cylinder suspended freely in space, held in place by equal distances from all other things.