Anaximenes

Anaximenes of Miletus. (c. 586 BCE – c. 526 BCE). An Ancient Greek, Pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey).

Noteworthy

• The last of the three philosophers of the Milesian School, after Thales and Anaximander.
• These three are regarded by historians as the first philosophers of the Western world.
• Anaximenes is known for his belief that air is the arche, or the basic element of the universe from which all things are created.

Notes

• Only fragments of Anaximenes' writings have been preserved directly, and it is unknown how much these fragments have diverged from the original texts as they were recorded by subsequent authors.

See Also

• Philosophy:Philosophers:Anaximenes
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaximenes_of_Miletus
• Anaximenes_quotes