anaximandrian

anaximandrian
\\ə|naksə|mandrēən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Anaximander died 547 B.C. Greek astronomer and philosopher + English -ian
: of or relating to the philosophy of Anaximander who taught that the first principle is an infinite inderterminate matter out of which arise the elementary contraries, warm and cold, moist and dry, that evolve the universe

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  • Anaximandrian — adjective see Anaximander …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • anaximandrian — anax·i·man·dri·an …   English syllables

  • Anaximander — Anaximandrian /euh nak seuh man dree euhn/, adj. /euh nak seuh man deuhr/, n. 611? 547? B.C., Greek astronomer and philosopher. * * * born 610 BC, Miletus died 546/545 BC Greek philosopher, often called the founder of astronomy. He apparently… …   Universalium

  • Ionians (The) — The Ionians Malcolm Schofield THALES AND OTHERS The Greeks agreed that philosophy had begun with Thales. However they did not know much about his views.1 What survives is mostly a potent legend. Herodotus tells stories of his practical ingenuity …   History of philosophy

  • Anaximander — biographical name 610 circa 547 B.C. Greek philosopher & astronomer • Anaximandrian adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • milesian — I. mə̇ˈlēzhən, (ˈ)mī|l , ēshən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin milesius Milesian (from Greek milēsios, from Milētus Miletus) + English an 1. : of or belonging to the ancient city of Miletus, Asia Minor …   Useful english dictionary

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