On Nature is lost
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"On Nature" is a lost philosophical treatise attributed to the pre-Socratic Greek thinker Anaximenes of Miletus, in which he likely expounded his cosmological theories about air as the fundamental principle of the universe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Nature is lost canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical work
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lost philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
material monism
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naturalistic explanation of the cosmos ⓘ rarefaction and condensation of air ⓘ |
| attribution | traditionally attributed to Anaximenes ⓘ |
| author | Anaximenes of Miletus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine | air as the fundamental principle of all things ⓘ |
| culturalContext | archaic Ionian philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical prose ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Greek cosmology
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subsequent Pre-Socratic thinkers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anaximander
NERFINISHED
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Thales of Miletus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
archē (first principle)
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cosmology ⓘ nature of the universe ⓘ |
| philosophicalClaim | cosmic processes can be explained without mythological causes ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Milesian school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Pre-Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Miletus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On Nature (Heraclitus)
NERFINISHED
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On Nature (Parmenides) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | ancient doxographical reports ⓘ |
| survival | known only from later reports and testimonia ⓘ |
| theme |
origin and structure of the cosmos
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relationship between air and other elements ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost ⓘ |
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