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Who is anaximenes?
well, nobody asked the question so I'm gonna answer my question According to the surviving sources on his life, Anaximenes flourished in the mid 6th century B.C.E. and died about 528. He is the third philosopher of the Milesian School of philosophy, so named because like Thales and Anaximander, Anaximenes was an inhabitant of Miletus, in Ionia (ancient Greece). Theophrastus notes that Anaximenes was an associate, and possibly a student, of Anaximander's. Anaximenes is best known for his doctrine that air is the source of all things. In this way, he differed with his predecessors like Thales, who held that water is the source of all things, and Anaximander, who thought that all things came from an unspecified boundless stuff.
Who was Homer's pupil?
Arctinus of Miletus is said to have been a pupil of Homer. Arctinus of Miletus was a poet, but little is known about his works because none of them survived.
What subjects from ancient times did humanist study and explore?
Sixth-century BCE pre-Socratic Greek philosophers Thales of Miletus and Xenophanes of Colophon were the first to attempt to explain the world in terms of human reason rather than myth and tradition, thus can be said to be the first Greek humanists.
Did Thales have anything to do with the Pythagorean Theorem?
While the historical record is unclear about precise influences, it seems likely that Thales of Miletus (circa 620-546 BC/BCE) had some impact on the thinking of the apparent discoverer of the Pythagorean Theorem, namely, Pythagoras (circa 570-495). Given the prestige of Thales in his day, along with his own careful research into mathematical theorems, it is reasonable to conclude that Pythagoras was inspired, and perhaps much more, by the mathematical work of Thales.
Why was Thales of Miletus?
While few details are known about Thales of Miletus, a legendary anecdote (or, story) has been told about him through the centuries. One day, the legend runs, being so focused on the skies above him, Thales fell into a well. Those looking on laughed at him and, so the legend goes, drew the conclusion that it is foolish to study higher things if one can't see where one's feet should be placed on the earth.
