Anaximander: A Re-Assessment

by Andrew Gregory

Book Overview

Anaximander, the sixth-century BCE philosopher of Miletus, is often credited as being the instigator of both science and philosophy. The first recorded philosopher to posit the idea of the boundless cosmos, he was also the first to attempt to explain the origins of the world and humankind in rational terms. Anaximander's philosophy encompasses theories of justice, cosmogony, geometry, cosmology, zoology and meteorology.

Anaximander: A...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472507797
• ISBN13: 9781472507792
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"