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As a noun nous

is the mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional.

As a proper noun Anaxagoras is

an ancient Greek philosopher (c. 500 BC – 428 BC) from Clazomenae, who is famous for introducing the cosmological concept of Nous (mind), as an ordering force.

nous

English

Noun

  • (philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional
  • * 1900 , Gilbert Keith Chesterton,
    • I feel the will to roam, to learn
    By test, experience, nous ,
    That fire is hot and ocean deep,
    And wolves carnivorous.
  • In Neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.
  • Common sense; practical intelligence.

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    anaxagoras

    English

    (wikipedia Anaxagoras)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An ancient Greek philosopher (c. 500 BC – 428 BC) from Clazomenae, who is famous for introducing the cosmological concept of Nous (mind), as an ordering force.

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    * Anaxagorean