History of Western Philosophy, Russel: Ch-8 Anaxagoras

3/30/2016
Anaxagoras -462 - 432 BC. in Athens
- Not equal to Pythagoras, Heraclitus or Parmenides
- Brought philosophy to Athens
- Ionian, but brought to Athens by Pericles
- Citizens prosecuted him and left Athens
- Everything is indefinitely divisible and contains some of each element except mind
- Correct theory of eclipse
- Sun - hot stone, moon - reflection