Description: The book argues that Anaxagoras's theory of extreme mixture, with a share of everything in everything, is underpinned by an ontology of physical causal powers (the opposites), which exist as endlessly partitioned. Anaxagoras is thus the first ante litteram 'gunk lover' in the history of metaphysics; his reality is atomless.
Review Quotes: "Marmodoro's book offers a major new interpretation of Anaxagora's metaphysics. It brings the Presocratic philosopher into contemporary debates and challenges readers to reenvision his philosophy and reconsider his contemporary practice." -- Daniel W. Graham, Review of Metaphysics
"Marmodoro displays deep understanding of the secondary literature and she offers reasoned, even-handed, and efficient objections to competing interpretations. Through her investigation, Marmodoro invites the reader to take a fresh look: to reexamine and revalue Anaxagoras' physical theory. The volume is a must read for specialists, a should read for students, and a deeply profitable read for anyone who is keen to learn about imaginative, creative, and complex approaches to ontology and cosmology." Bryn Mawr Classical Review