Aristotle, Metaphysics Α 3 984a5–7 (= fr. DK 13 A 4): Two-step cosmogony in Anaximenes?

Abstract The paper examines Aristotle’s account of Anaximenes in the Metaphysics (984a5–7), arguing that a syntactical ambiguity in this sentence has generated two distinct interpretations. It is shown that the doxographical view about two steps in Anaximenes’ cosmogony may originate in the double reading of Aristotle’s sentence.

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Philologus
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2026-11-03
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https://doi.org/10.1515/phil-2024-0059
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Classical Philosophy and Thought
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Aristotle, Metaphysics Α 3 984a5–7 (= fr. DK 13 A 4): Two-step cosmogony in Anaximenes?

Cătălin Enache
Philologus
Classical Philosophy and Thought
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Aristotle, Metaphysics Α 3 984a5–7 (= fr. DK 13 A 4): Two-step cosmogony in Anaximenes?

Cătălin Enache
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Abstract The paper examines Aristotle’s account of Anaximenes in the Metaphysics (984a5–7), arguing that a syntactical ambiguity in this sentence has generated two distinct interpretations. It is shown that the doxographical view about two steps in Anaximenes’ cosmogony may originate in the double reading of Aristotle’s sentence.

Philologus
University of Vienna (AT), Universitätszahnklinik Wien (AT)
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Aristotle, Metaphysics Α 3 984a5–7 (= fr. DK 13 A 4): Two-step cosmogony in Anaximenes? — Cătălin Enache · Philologus (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS