Anaxagoras: Fragments (World Philosophers and Their Works)
At a glance:
- Author: Anaxagoras
- First Published: 1981
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
Context
Anaxagoras held that the universe is infinite in extent and composed of mind and matter, but mind is a special kind of matter. There is no empty space.
Matter
Matter is not composed of primary units; it is infinitely divisible. “Nor is there a least of what is small, but there is always a smaller; for it cannot be that what exists should cease to be by being cut.” If you take a piece of a certain kind of matter—a hair, say, or a steak—and begin cutting, no matter how finely you cut it the pieces will still have the characteristics of hair or...
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