Biographical Info
Who was one of the first people to develop a cosmology or systematic view of the world?
Anaximander
What is Philosophy?
The study of existence, knowledge, values, mind, reason and language.
What was the name of the book he wrote?
On Nature
True or False
Did he discover the gnomon?
True
Where was he born?
In Miletus, or modern day Turkey
What was 1 of the 3 areas he flourished in?
Philosophy, Cosmology, or Geography
Did he say that the sun was the center of the universe and supported by an unknown source?
No
Was his book named, and if so what was it?
Yes, and On Nature
What year was he born?
610 BC
What is Cosmology?
Study of the origin, large-scale questions about existence, and space
Did he reason that all humans came from fish like ancestors?
Yes
How many books did Anaximander write?
1
In what year did Anaximander die?
546 BC
What are the 3 areas of expertise Anaximander flourished in?
Philosophy, Cosmology and Geography.
What was one thing that the map he made (which was the first visualized one) depict?
Europe, Asia, and Libya, surrounded by a vast global area.
True or False
Did he introduce the Apeiron?
True
Who was Anaximander a student of?
Thales of Miletus
What is Geography?
The study of Earths land, features, and inhabitants.
What is the Apeiron?
The ultimate source/origin of all things
What was his reason that human life evolved from fish like ancestors?
That infants being so helpless couldn't have survived on land during the earliest areas of the Earth