Did you ever wonder who was one of the smartest philosophers of all time? Well, this is an essay about the person who did that Anaxagoras. First I’m going to tell you about some of his childhood, second I’ll tell you about how he trained/educated his students in Athens, Then I’ll tell you about his legacy and his beliefs, lastly I’ll tell you about some random facts about Anaxagoras, and how he was one of the best philosophers in Athens. Anaxagoras was born in Clazomenae Anatolia (Now know as Turkey) in 500 bce. In Clazomenae he spent his early life wealthy, observing nature, and observing natural elements/gases. When he grew up he moved to Athens because of his love for knowledge, hoping to find a life-changing discovery. Anaxagoras died around the year 428 when he was around the age of 82. Anaxagoras loved to learn so he spent his whole life learning, teaching others, and making/teaching theories. Such as the concept of mind (nous).
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He made many observations, one of which is his observation of how nutrition works in animals led him to conclude that in order for the food an animal eats to turn into bone, hair, flesh, and so forth, it must already contain all those constituents within it. He taught many people about what he believed in, which led him to be prosecuted. Some of these beliefs are that he believed that the world was flat and that there were many Earths like ours. Also, he taught that “everything has a natural explanation, the moon is not a good, but a great rock and the sun a hot rock.” He was arrested and sentenced to death, but with the help of his friend and a student of his he was able to escape and live till he was 82 in Lampsacus. We may not have known his education and training, but we do know how he educated the people of
He made many observations, one of which is his observation of how nutrition works in animals led him to conclude that in order for the food an animal eats to turn into bone, hair, flesh, and so forth, it must already contain all those constituents within it. He taught many people about what he believed in, which led him to be prosecuted. Some of these beliefs are that he believed that the world was flat and that there were many Earths like ours. Also, he taught that “everything has a natural explanation, the moon is not a good, but a great rock and the sun a hot rock.” He was arrested and sentenced to death, but with the help of his friend and a student of his he was able to escape and live till he was 82 in Lampsacus. We may not have known his education and training, but we do know how he educated the people of