
Books of Titans Podcast #290 - Anaximander & Anaximenes
May 8, 2026
25:25
In this podcast episode, I cover the life and ideas of two of the earliest Greek Philosophers, Anaximander & Anaximenes of Miletus. Anaximander is credited with introducing the idea of the First Principle, of which his was the infinite, and Anaximenes, Air.
Books Referenced:
* Early Greek Philosophy - Translation by Jonathan Barnes - Penguin Classics
* The First Philosophers - Translation by Robin Waterfield - Oxford World’s Classics
* Lives of the Eminent Philosophers - Diogenes Laertius - Loeb Classical Library
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