Diogenes of Apollonia
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Diogenes of Apollonia was a 5th-century BCE Greek philosopher known for identifying air as the fundamental principle of the cosmos and for integrating natural philosophy with a form of rational theology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Presocratic philosopher ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Milesian tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Apollonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Democritus
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Socrates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DKNumber | 64 ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| holdsThat |
air is both material and intelligent
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air is the archē of all things ⓘ differences in air within the body explain differences in intelligence ⓘ heavenly bodies are composed of rarefied air ⓘ living beings live by breathing air ⓘ meteorological phenomena arise from transformations of air ⓘ the cosmos is ordered in the best possible way ⓘ the soul is a form of air within the body ⓘ |
| influenced | later Stoic thinkers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anaxagoras of Clazomenae
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Anaximenes of Miletus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
integrating natural philosophy with rational theology
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physiological explanations based on air and blood-vessels ⓘ systematic account of air as divine mind ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
cosmology
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metaphysics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ physiology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Diels–Kranz, Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
air as a divine, rational substance
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air as the primary principle (archē) of all things ⓘ explanations of sensation and thought through air in the body ⓘ gradation of air in density and temperature as cause of diversity in things ⓘ identification of air with intelligence (nous) ⓘ monistic cosmology based on air ⓘ plurality of worlds formed from air ⓘ teleological ordering of the cosmos by rational air ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | material monism with theological elements ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept | archē ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Presocratic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfFragments |
Aetius
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Pseudo-Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ Simplicius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAuthored | On Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStatus | On Nature is extant only in fragments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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