 Published in print: 0000 Published Online: September 0000 ISBN: 0000000000000 eISBN: 0000000000000 Item type: chapter Publisher: Oxford University Press DOI: 00.0000/acprof:oso/0000000000000.000.0000 Subject: Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy Scientific discovery requires not only that one correctly explain phenomena, but that one persuade one's peers. Anaxagoras' theory was accepted by Empedocles, Diogenes of Apollonia, and even 