Archelaus Quotes on Nature
Archelaus of Athens was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher, pupil of Anaxagoras and, according to a strong ancient tradition, the teacher of Socrates. This page collects quotes attributed to Archelaus on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Archelaus:
“Justice and law exist by convention, not by nature.”
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Attributed to Archelaus:
“Living things first arose from a warm earth nourished by rain.”
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Attributed to Archelaus:
“Mind orders the world but is itself part of nature.”
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Attributed to Archelaus:
“All things are mixtures, and the qualities of each are the proportions of the mixture.”
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Attributed to Archelaus:
“Cold and heat are the formative powers of the cosmos.”