Anaxagoras
500 A.C.-428 A.C.Anaxagoras was a pre-Socratic philosopher born in Clazomenae, in Asia Minor, around 500 BC.
Anaxagoras was a pre-Socratic philosopher born in Clazomenae, in Asia Minor, around 500 BC.
Anaxagoras was a pre-Socratic philosopher born in Clazomenae, in Asia Minor, around 500 BC.
He is known for being the first to introduce the notion of Nous (mind or reason) as the organizing principle of the universe.
His thinking influenced later philosophers such as Socrates and Plato.
Anaxágoras was also involved in the political life of Athens, but his philosophical ideas led him to face charges of impiety, which forced him to leave the city.
His legacy in the history of philosophy is significant, as he laid the foundations for the subsequent development of rational and scientific thought in ancient Greece..