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1. Anaxagoras

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   Anaxagoras is frequently contrasted with Atomism (Leucippus and Democritus). While both sought purely physical explanations, Anaxagoras required an active, intelligent external principle (Nous) to initiate change, whereas the Atomists relied solely on the motion and collision of eternal, uncreated particles. His concept of Nous profoundly influenced later thinkers, including Plato, who adopted a structuring Mind in the *[Timaeus]…