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| − | + | '''Anaximander''' (ca 610 - 546 BC) was a younger contemporary of [[Thales]] and, chronologically, the second of the three principal [[philosophy|philosophers]] of the Milesian school. He wrote the first surviving lines of western philosophy, and offered philosophical speculations in the fields of astronomy, geography, and biology. | |
As far as historians can tell, he was the first scientist who tried to explain the origin of human race without the mention of a creator. He believed that all life began in the sea, and at one time or another, humans were some kind of fish. Later, scientists took his ideas, (most notably [[Charles Darwin]]), and turned it into what is now known as the "theory of [[evolution]]." | As far as historians can tell, he was the first scientist who tried to explain the origin of human race without the mention of a creator. He believed that all life began in the sea, and at one time or another, humans were some kind of fish. Later, scientists took his ideas, (most notably [[Charles Darwin]]), and turned it into what is now known as the "theory of [[evolution]]." | ||
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Anaximander (ca 610 - 546 BC) was a younger contemporary of Thales and, chronologically, the second of the three principal philosophers of the Milesian school. He wrote the first surviving lines of western philosophy, and offered philosophical speculations in the fields of astronomy, geography, and biology.
As far as historians can tell, he was the first scientist who tried to explain the origin of human race without the mention of a creator. He believed that all life began in the sea, and at one time or another, humans were some kind of fish. Later, scientists took his ideas, (most notably Charles Darwin), and turned it into what is now known as the "theory of evolution."
See also
External links
Web links
Print literature
- Barnes, J., Early Greek Philosophy (London, 1987)
- Copleston, F.C., History of Philosophy, Vol 1: Greece and Rome (Part 1 is a section on Pre-Socratic Philosophers)
- Kahn, C.H., Anaximander and the Origins of Greek Cosmology (New York, 1960)
- Kirk, G.S., Raven, J.E., and Schofield, M., The Presocratic Philosophers (Cambridge, 1990)
