JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Conception of Heaven in Anaximander's Cosmology.

  • Published In: Rhizomata, 2025, v. 13, n. 2. P. 103 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kočandrle, Radim 3 of 3

Abstract

One still unanswered question regarding Anaximander's universe has to do with his conception of heaven, which is said to consists of a mixture of hot and cold. Nevertheless, one can argue that the heaven formed the outermost periphery of a finite universe because we encounter in Anaximander's cosmogony, cosmology, meteorology, and depictions of the emergence of life and 'the boundless' the motif of 'surrounding' (περιέχειν), which expresses a mutual relations between components of a particular thing. This article argues for applying this motif also to the universe and heaven as its periphery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Rhizomata. 2025/12, Vol. 13, Issue 2, p103
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:21965110
  • DOI:10.1515/rhiz-2025-0008
  • Accession Number:190373805
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