The Greek Philosopher Anaximander (Ca

Question 37

Not Answered

The Greek philosopher Anaximander (ca.610-546 B.C.)provided a mechanistic rather than divine explanation of the celestial bodies,as illustrated in the figure above.We now know the details were wrong.Explain why,given the state of knowledge during his lifetime,this was a conception of the universe that made sense and was a breakthrough. The Greek philosopher Anaximander (ca.610-546 B.C.)provided a mechanistic rather than divine explanation of the celestial bodies,as illustrated in the figure above.We now know the details were wrong.Explain why,given the state of knowledge during his lifetime,this was a conception of the universe that made sense and was a breakthrough.

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

Related Questions

Q32: Darwin read Lyell's book,Principles of Geology,while serving

Q33: Early Greek philosophers failed to exploit one

Q34: Charles Darwin's grandfather Erasmus Darwin,an English physician

Q35: Why was it such a brilliant strategy

Q36: In 1858,Darwin received a manuscript from Wallace

Q38: Write a short counter to Paley's argument

Q39: The approach known as catastrophism explains Earth's

Q40: In the 1880s,experimental work by August Weisman

Q42: After Aristotle,one advance in scientific methodology came

Q43: Explain why the linear hierarchy of Aristotle's