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first principle
philosophy
Also known as: arche
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major reference
philosophy of Anaximenes
- In Western philosophy: Monistic cosmologies
Thus, the term arche, which originally simply meant “beginning,” acquired the new meaning of “principle,” a term that henceforth played an enormous role in philosophy down to the present. This concept of a principle that remains the same through many transmutations is, furthermore, the presupposition of the idea…
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