Empedocles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Empedocles (disambiguation). Empedocles Ἐμπεδοκλῆς Empedocles, 17th century engraving Empedocles Full name Ἐμπεδοκλῆς 490 BC Born Agrigentum, Sicily 430 BC...
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Empedocles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Empedocles (disambiguation). Empedocles Ἐμπεδοκλῆς Empedocles, 17th century engraving Empedocles Full name Ἐμπεδοκλῆς 490 BC Born Agrigentum, Sicily 430 BC (aged around 60) Died Mount Etna, Sicily Era Pre-Socratic philosophy Region Western Philosophy School Pluralist School Main interests cosmogenesis and ontology All matter is made up of four Notable ideas elements: water, earth, air and fire. Influenced by[show] Influenced[show] Empedocles (pronounced: /ɛmˈpɛdəkliːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἐμπεδοκλῆς; Empedoklēs; Ancient Greek: [empedoklɛɛ̂ːs]; ca. 490–430 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek city in Sicily. Empedocles' philosophy is best known for being the originator of the cosmogenic theory of the four Classical elements. He also proposed powers called Love and Strife which would act as forces to bring about the mixture and separation of the elements.
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