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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 517 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Greek philosopher and natural scientist, classed with the Ionian or See also:physical school. He was probably a See also:con-temporary of See also:Archelaus and lived chiefly in See also:Athens. See also:Aristotle declared that he was unworthy of the name of philosopher, and, while comparing him with Thales in his See also:main See also:doctrine, adds that his See also:intellect was too shallow for serious See also:consideration. He held that the principle of all things is moisture (TO &ypov); that See also:fire develops from See also:water, and from fire the material universe. Further he denied all existence See also:save that of material things as known through the senses, and was, therefore, classed among the " Atheists." The gods are merely See also:great men canonized by popular tradition. It is said that he composed his own See also:epitaph, wherein he claims for himself a See also:place in this See also:company.

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