Philosophy 1020 Study Guide - Anaximander, Sophist, Process Philosophy
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He opened up a new area of thought & is classified as the first philosopher . Questions he asked: what is everything made of, or what kind of stuff goes into the composition of things? there are many different kinds of things: earth, clouds & oceans. From time to time some of these things change into something else & yet they still resemble each other in certain ways. Said basic stuff is neither water or any other specific element . Introduced an important new idea that difference in quality are caused by differences in quantity. Real significance of all 3: for the first time they raised the question about the ultimate nature of things & made the first direct inquiry into what nature really consists of. They considered music as therapeutic for certain nervous disorders . Discovered that musical intervals between the notes could be expressed numerically. They built numbers out of individual units using pebbles to count ex.
