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Anaximenes: air
"just as our soul, being air, holds us together, so do breath and air encompasses the whole world.

Thales: water
In spite of differences between various things, there is nevertheless a basic similarity between them all . The 'many' are related to each other by 'The One'

Anaximander: boundless
Opposite forces in nature conflict and cause an "injustice"-poetically speaking - which requires their ultimate destruction