Anaximander’s Fragment
Another Attempt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11585360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jaap Mansfeld (1Department of Philosophy, Utrecht University P.O. Box 80.126, NL 3508 TC Utrecht The Netherlands, Email: [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-32 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phronesis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8868 • E-ISSN: 1568-5284 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156852811x539655 |
| OpenAlex | W2062812906 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 8 |
I argue for the interpretation of Anaximander’s world as an unstable system. The inconsistency found by scholars in Theophrastus/Simplicius’ text disappears when it is realized that the elemental forces of nature do not change into each other. They are in the Infinite in time as well as in space. To some extent preference is given to Aristotle’s evidence over the doxographical vulgate habitually derived from Theophrastus, though of course the Theophrastean passage containing the verbatim quotation remains the primary witness
Algorithm · Ancient philosophy · Art · Epistemology · Fragment (logic · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Witness · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |