anaximenes

• Nom propre se rapportant au philosophe grec présocratique du VIe siècle avant J.-C., connu pour sa théorie selon laquelle l'air est la substance fondamentale à partir de laquelle toutes choses se forment par différents degrés de densité.

A proper noun referring to a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from the 6th century BC, known for his theory that air is the fundamental substance from which all things are formed through varying degrees of density.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Pre-Socratic philosopherC2formal

   An ancient Greek philosopher from Miletus (6th century BCE), a student of Anaximander, who proposed that air (or mist) is the fundamental substance (arche) from which all things originate through processes of rarefaction and condensation.

   Anaximène

   • Anaximenes argued that air, when thinned, becomes fire, and when condensed, becomes wind, water, and earth.
   • The philosophical system of Anaximenes represents a key development in early Greek natural philosophy.
   • Unlike Thales and Anaximander, Anaximenes chose air as the primary substance of the universe.