1: Although little is known about Anaximander, the article notes that he “displayed solemn manners and wore pompous garments.” Discuss why these particular qualities are likely mentioned.

2: Discuss why so much of the discussion of the “Boundless” likely focuses on the meaning of the word. Why is it important to consider all of these levels of meaning?

3: Explain why Anaximander is viewed as the first philosopher. How does this reflect other cultural changes in the era?

4: Why does the article mention 20th century philosopher Frederick Nietzsche in its discussion of Anaximander and the Boundless?

5: Only six lines written by Anaximander are known to exist today. Discuss how he can be the founder of philosophy when we have so little of his work to examine.

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1. These qualities are likely to be mentioned because it shows that he treated himself good. It shows that he had a good life and also travelled a lot. These qualities also show that he was well known because of his drip and how he flexed on other people.

2. The definition of boundless is unlimited or immense. It is important to know the meaning of the word and how Anaximander looked at it. There are many levels of the meaning of the word since it is unlimited. Anaximander believed that it was the foundation of all things. It is important to talk about the levels because the people who discuss it should know all the meanings. Some people believe that boundless is that which is not experienced, by combining apeiron and perao. Another is the use of “apeiron” meaning limit of imperfection.

3. He is viewed as the first philosopher because he wrote about it first. He was the first to explain different aspects of the universe. He also thought there were laws of nature. This reflects a cultural change because people were more interested in answering and asking questions and during this time more intellectuals started coming into existence. ­

4.           I don’t actually see a mention of Frederick Nietzsche in the article. This is the article I was reading: Anaximander | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (utm.edu) I would think that it is because Nietzsche developed his ideas from Anaximander.  ­It is the idea of indebtedness which is a big problem. That is something that Nietzsche developed from Anaximander.

5. He is the founder of philosophy because he is the first person to have documented his ideas. Even though we have so little of his work, he has been cited by later philosophers. Aristotle quoted his books. The remaining lines also create lots of opportunities for more though because nobody knows what it really means since there is no context that is left of the rest of the book.