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September 23, 2025Journal of Cognitive Historiography

Anaximander’s ‘Apeiron’ from a Cognitive Perspective

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CFChiara Ferella

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Overview

This analysis uncovers the cognitive roots of Anaximander's apeiron concept, suggesting links between spatial and epistemic interpretations.

Key Points

  • Anaximander's apeiron serves as both an origin of the cosmos and a limit to human understanding.
  • The study reveals that the 'unbounded' and 'inexperienced' senses of apeiron are linked through metaphorical extension.
  • Insights from cognitive linguistics show how pre-philosophical structures inform Anaximander's use of apeiron.
  • Reconstructing the semantic context of apeiron allows for new interpretations of Anaximander's contributions to cosmology.

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Chiara Ferella (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d475a031b076d99fa6ddf1https://doi.org/10.1558/jch.28335
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