On Nature
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On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaxagoras that outlined his cosmology, including the role of Mind (Nous) in ordering the universe.
Aliases (1)
- "On Nature" ×1
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical work
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lost philosophical treatise → |
| associatedWith |
Anaxagoras of Clazomenae
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| author |
Anaxagoras
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| describes |
Nous as a cosmic ordering principle
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separation and ordering of primordial mixture → |
| focusesOn |
origin and structure of the cosmos
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principles of change and mixture → role of Mind in ordering the universe → |
| genre |
philosophical treatise
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| historicalPeriod |
5th century BCE
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| influenced |
classical Greek philosophy
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later Greek cosmology → |
| knownFrom |
fragments
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testimonia in later authors → |
| language |
Ancient Greek
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| mainTopic |
Nous
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cosmology → pre-Socratic philosophy → |
| philosophicalSchool |
pre-Socratic philosophy
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| subjectArea |
cosmology in ancient philosophy
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metaphysics → natural philosophy → |
| titleInGreek |
Peri Physeos
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| workStatus |
lost
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Anaxagoras
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Empedocles → Heraclitus → Parmenides (""On Nature"") → |
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Epicurus
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wrote |