Anaximenes

See also: Anaxímenes

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀναξιμένης (Anaximénēs).

Proper noun

Anaximenes

1. (c. 585 BCE–c. 525 BCE) An ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus; the pupil of Anaximander. He taught that the basic element of which the world is composed is the air.

Related terms

• Anaximenean

Translations

philosopher

• Armenian: Անաքսիմենես (Anakʻsimenes)
• Greek: Αναξιμένης (el) m (Anaximénis)
• Italian: Anassimene
• Portuguese: Anaxímenes m
• Russian: Анаксиме́н m (Anaksimén)
• Spanish: Anaxímenes

Further reading

• Anaximenes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “Anaximenes”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.