Anaxagoras

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
pre-Socratic philosopher
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:birthDate c. 500 BCE
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Clazomenae
gptkbp:charge impiety
gptkbp:deathDate c. 428 BCE
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lampsacus
gptkbp:exiledTo gptkb:Athens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anaxagoras
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Socrates
Euripides
Pericles
gptkbp:knownFor explanation of eclipses
introduction of philosophy to Athens
theory of Nous (Mind) as cosmic ordering principle
theory of matter as infinitely divisible
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:notableIdea Nous (Mind) as ordering force
everything contains a portion of everything
explanation of the sun as a fiery mass
homoiomeries (like parts)
meteorites as stones from the sky
moon shines by reflected light
rejection of the four elements theory
gptkbp:officeLocation gptkb:On_Nature
gptkbp:philosophicalSchool gptkb:Ionian_School
gptkbp:teacherOf Euripides
Pericles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Socrates
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4