11/9 Pluralism 42-58

Themes: Material pluralism, change

1. For Anaxagoras, what are the basic constituents of the cosmos, and what distinguishes mind from the others? What stages do these elements go through prior to the existence of the present state of the cosmos?

2. According to Empedocles, what are the basic constituents of the cosmos, and what brings about change and the diversity of things?

3. How does Parmenides influence the pluralists’ claims about the impossibility of generation and destruction? What distinguishes them from Parmenides?