Tusculan Disputations · Character
Anaxagoras
Pre-Socratic philosopher; introduced nous (mind) as cosmic principle.
minor
Also known as Anaxagoras
First appearance: tusculan disputations
Anaxagoras shows up with force in Book III: On Grief of Mind. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the teacher of Euripides, who upon hearing of his son's death said, 'I knew that my son was mortal.'
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