Anaximander's Phenomenon

Anaximander, another thinker from Miletus, is credited with the invention of the gnomon. The gnomon is the raised piece of the sundial that is responsible for creating a shadow that marks time. In addition, Anaximander was the first to create a map of the inhabited world. Instead of being heavily concerned with philosophies concerning political and ethical inquires, like Plato and Socrates, Thales and Anaximander favored discovering cosmic and earthly occurrences. Congruent with Thales thoughts on nature and divine intervention, Anaximander believed that the order of the natural world is internal, and not imposed from outside. Nonetheless, instead of believing solely in water as the main principle of life, like Thales, Anaximander believed