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Θαλῆς
Thales of Miletus ( ; grc-gre, wikt:Θαλῆς, Θαλῆς; ) was a Greeks, Greek Greek Mathematics, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and Pre-Socratic philosophy, pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Many, most notably Aristotle, regarded him as the first philosopher in the Greek philosophy, Greek tradition, and he is otherwise historically recognized as the first individual known to have entertained and engaged in History of science#Pre-socratics, scientific philosophy.Frank N. Magill''The Ancient World: Dictionary of World Biography'', Volume 1 Routledge, 2003 He is often referred to as the Father of Science. Thales is recognized for breaking from the use of mythology to explain the world and the universe, instead explaining natural objects and phenomena by offering Naturalism (philosophy), naturalistic Theory, theories and hypothesis, hypotheses. Almost all the other Pre-Socratic philosophy, pre-Socrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Θαλῆς
Thales of Miletus ( ; grc-gre, wikt:Θαλῆς, Θαλῆς; ) was a Greeks, Greek Greek Mathematics, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and Pre-Socratic philosophy, pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Many, most notably Aristotle, regarded him as the first philosopher in the Greek philosophy, Greek tradition, and he is otherwise historically recognized as the first individual known to have entertained and engaged in History of science#Pre-socratics, scientific philosophy.Frank N. Magill''The Ancient World: Dictionary of World Biography'', Volume 1 Routledge, 2003 He is often referred to as the Father of Science. Thales is recognized for breaking from the use of mythology to explain the world and the universe, instead explaining natural objects and phenomena by offering Naturalism (philosophy), naturalistic Theory, theories and hypothesis, hypotheses. Almost all the other Pre-Socratic philosophy, pre-Socrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
