Anaximenes

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀναξιμένης (Anaximénēs). === Proper noun === Anaximenes (c. 585 BCE–c. 525 BCE) An ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus; the pupil of Anaximander. He taught that the basic element of which the world is composed is the air. ==== Related terms ==== Anaximenean ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Anaximenes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “Anaximenes”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.