Anaximenes

American  

[an-ak-sim-uh-neez] / ˌæn ækˈsɪm əˌniz /

noun

1. flourished 6th century b.c., Greek philosopher at Miletus.

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Anaximenes British  

/ ˌænækˈsɪməˌniːz /

noun

1. 6th century _bc , Greek philosopher who believed air to be the primary substance

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Example Sentences

Thales and two of his students, Anaximander and Anaximenes, made up the monist Milesian school.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Anaximenes held that air was the basic substance of the universe.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Following Anaximander, a third scientist, Anaximenes, created the theory of the four elements that, he argued, comprise all things – earth, air, fire, and water.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Thales thought its primal substance was water, Anaximenes air, Heraclitus fire.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2012

Thus Thales asserted that the ultimate reality is water, Anaximander indefinite matter, Anaximenes air, the Pythagoreans number, the Eleatics Being, Heracleitus fire, Empedocles the four elements, Democritus atoms, and so on.

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)