Anaxagoras of Clazomenae, c. 500 BCE - c. 428 BCE. Ancient Greek speculative philosopher who is believed to have presented a mechanistic view of the world.
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- Anaxagoras Lecture notes by S. Marc Cohen, considering whether the teachings attributed to Anaxagoras are consistent.
- MacTutor History of Mathematics: Anaxagoras Article discussing the astronomical ideas of this ancient thinker, with links to articles on related thinkers.
- Anaxagoras of Clazomenae Two different sets of notes from a lecture at the University of Toronto. Explores the relation of this thinker to the thought of his time and ours.
- Life of Anaxagoras Section on this ancient thinker from the Lives of the Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius, as translated by C.D. Yonge.
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Anaxagoras Article on the Greek philosopher responsible for giving philosophy a home at Athens and the first philosopher to introduce a spiritual principle which gives matter life and form.