ANAXIMANDER AND THE MULTIPLE SUCCESSIVE WORLDS THESIS

• Authors: Panayides Christos Y.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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 the author presents two new arguments against the multiple successive worlds reading of Anaximander, with the intent to buttress a single world reconstruction of his cosmology.

Keywords

EN

ANAXIMANDER; MULTIPLE CO-EXISTENT WORLDS; MULTIPLE SUCCESSIVE WORLDS

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Institute of Philosophy of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic
• Journal: Organon F. medzinárodný časopis pre analytickú filozofiu
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 288-302
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Panayides Christos Y.

• Christos Y. Panayides, University of Nicosia, School of Humanities, Nicosia, Cyprus

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11SKAAAA09447