Abstract
Many commentators suppose that Anaximander subscribes to a multiple worlds thesis. In particular, they assume that: either Anaximander accepts that there are innumerable co-existent worlds, or he accepts that there are innumerable successive worlds. The first of these interpretations has been shown to be problematic. In this discussion note I present two new arguments against the multiple successive worlds reading of Anaximander, with the intent to buttress a single world reconstruction of his cosmology.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 288-302 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Organon F |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Anaximander
- Aristotle
- Governing power of the unlimited
- Multiple co-existent worlds
- Multiple successive worlds
- Simplicius
- Theophrastus
- Unlimited