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Although Anaximander, Parmenides, and Heraclitus each belonged to different schools of philosophic thought, they built off of ideas presented by their predecessors - They influenced great change in philosophy and metaphysics years later.
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Although Anaximander, Parmenides, and Heraclitus each belonged to different schools of philosophic thought, they built off of ideas presented by their predecessors. They influenced great change in philosophy and metaphysics years later. Anaximander, a Milesian philosopher, was the first great influencer of Greek thought. He traveled, and presented his discoveries from the outside world to Greece. He is sometimes credited with the discovery of the gnomon, a type of sundial telling hours of the day, equinoxes, and solstices; however, it was most likely a transplanted invention from the Babylonians. He is also said to have constructed a celestial globe mapping the heavens. Anaximander can be considered the first geographer and although his maps suffered massive criticism from later philosophers, he completed a map of the world based on his own travels to Sparta and the Black Sea, and upon conversations with merchants and travelers. Anaximander also created a model of...
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