"This also is subtle, so difficult a problem does it present."

Anaxagoras (-500 - -428)
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About Anaxagoras

Anaxagoras was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher known for his influential theories on the nature of the cosmos. He believed that everything is composed of minute particles and that the mind is the organizing principle behind the universe. Anaxagoras made significant contributions to the fields of astronomy, biology, and metaphysics, laying the groundwork for later philosophical thought.

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