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Anaximander and the Origins of Greek Cosmology
Charles H. Kahn
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Anaximander and the Origins of Greek Cosmology
Charles H. Kahn
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Reconstructs the pattern of Anaximander's thought, through a criticism and analysis of ancient traditions. Discusses the evidence for Anaximander's views and how this contributed to his observations of the universe.
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achievements."
The
remark
is
offered
as
a
kind
of
apology
for
having
mentioned
Empedocles
before
Anaxagoras.
Such
a
stylistic
contrast
or
parallel
between
priority
in
time
and
superiority
in
rank
or
quality
is
a
standard
device
in
Greek,
answering
to
the
double
sense
of
πρώτος:
"first"
and
"best."
Compare
D.L.
111.48:
[who
first
wrote
dialogues
is
a
matter
for
dispute]
δοκεί
84
μοι
Πλάτων
άκρίβωσας
τό
ϊΐδος
και
τα
πρωτίΐα
δικαίως
αν
ώστ
rep
τον
κάλλους
ούτω
και
της
€νρ4σ€ως
άποφέρ€-
σθαι.
And
Theophrastus
probably
had
our
passage
from
the
Metaphysics
in
mind
when
he
contrasted
Plato
with
the
earlier
philosophers:
τούτοις
έπιγ€νόμ€νος
Πλάτων
τη
μ&>
δόξτ)
και
τη
δυνάμει
πρότερος
τοις
8e
χρόνοις
ΰστ€ρος
(fr.
9;
Dox.
484.19)·