anaxagoras

[US]/ˌænækˈsæɡərəs/
[UK]/ˌænəkˈæsɪɡərəs/
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n.Anaxagoras was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher known for his theory of the universe and his explanations of natural phenomena, such as eclipses. He believed that everything in the universe is composed of tiny, indivisible particles called "seeds" which are constantly interacting and changing.
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anaxagoras believed in a universal mind.

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