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Warren, James. Epicurus and Democritean Ethics: An Archaeology of Ataraxia.(Book Review) The Review of Metaphysics (9/1/2004)
...principally by the philosophers Metrodorus, Anaxarchus, Pyrrho, and Nausiphanes. Testimonia about Anaxarchus tell us more about his conduct in accompanying...his telos of moderation. Turning to Anaxarchus, Warren focuses on his moral outlook...

Imagine the worlds in GISpace.(EDGENODES) GEO World (2/1/2007)
Alexander cried when he heard Anaxarchus talk about the infinite number of worlds in the universe. One...even one." --Plutarch (Moralia: De Tranquillitate Animi) Anaxarchus was right. There are indeed so many worlds, and, today...

Pyrrhonism and the Madhyamaka. Philosophy East and West (10/1/2007)
...a group of philosophers, including his older contemporary Anaxarchus, in the entourage of Alexander the Great in the fourth century...Abdera, Diogenes tells us: Afterwards he [Pyrrho] joined Anaxarchus, whom he accompanied on his travels everywhere so that he...

The Buddha on the silk road to Egypt and the West. Middle Way (8/1/2011)
...scientists and philosophers, who were detailed to examine the beliefs of the peoples he conquered. Three of the philosophers were Anaxarchus, Onescritus and Pyrrho, the founder of scepticism. His surviving assertions include Indian-influenced opinions on the...

The last refuge of failure: though much maligned by philosophers, ambition has its rewards.(Opinion) ROM Magazine (3/22/2010)
...Contentedness of Mind," from the Moralia, furnishes a more convincing account. Plutarch tells us that Alexander wept when he heard Anaxarchus talk about the infinite number of worlds in the universe. Asked by a friend why he was broken-hearted at what was merely...

Hellenistic Greek influence in Buddhism. Daily News (Colombo, Sri Lanka) (10/19/2010)
...Bactrian and Gandharan regions, these areas were under Buddhist and Jainist influence. Several philosophers, such as Pyrrho, Anaxarchus and Onesicritus, are said to have been selected by Alexander to accompany him in his eastern campaigns. During the 18 months...

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