Research topic: Anaximander

Anaximander , c.611-c.547 BC, Greek philosopher, b. Miletus; pupil of Thales . He made the first attempt to offer a detailed explanation of all aspects of nature. Anaximander argued that since there are so many different sorts of things, they must all have originated from something less differentiated than water, and this primary source, the boundless or the indefinite ( apeiron ), had always existed, filled all space, and, by its constant motion, separated opposites out from itself, e.g., hot and cold, moist and dry. These opposites interact by encroaching on one another and thus repay one... Read more