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Pre-Socratic Philosophers Guide

Thales of Miletus was one of the Seven Sages of Greece and the first pre-Socratic philosopher, known for saying "know thyself." He made early contributions to mathematics and science, including predicting eclipses. Anaximander was a student of Thales and the first to recognize that Earth is a solitary body that does not need to rest on anything. He produced one of the first maps of the world and theorized about evolution and the origins of life. Anaximenes was another philosopher in the Milesian school who continued their inquiries, proposing that air was the basic element of the universe and providing early scientific explanations for natural phenomena.

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Pre-Socratic Philosophers Guide

Thales of Miletus was one of the Seven Sages of Greece and the first pre-Socratic philosopher, known for saying "know thyself." He made early contributions to mathematics and science, including predicting eclipses. Anaximander was a student of Thales and the first to recognize that Earth is a solitary body that does not need to rest on anything. He produced one of the first maps of the world and theorized about evolution and the origins of life. Anaximenes was another philosopher in the Milesian school who continued their inquiries, proposing that air was the basic element of the universe and providing early scientific explanations for natural phenomena.

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Western Philosophy:

The Pre-Socratic
Philosophers
By: Group 3
Thales of Miletus
was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in
Ionia, Asia Minor. Thales was one of the Seven Sages, founding
figures of Ancient Greece, and credited with the saying "know
thyself" which was inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.

Notable ideas -Philosophical inquiry Water is the arche Thales's


theorem Intercept theorem Know thyself Static electricity

In mathematics, Thales is the namesake of Thales's theorem, and the intercept theorem
can also be known as Thales's theorem. Thales was said to have calculated the heights
of the pyramids and the distance of ships from the shore. In science, Thales was an
astronomer who reportedly predicted the weather and a solar eclipse. He was also
credited with discovering the position of the constellation Ursa Major as well as the
timings of the solstices and equinoxes. Thales was also an engineer; credited with
diverting the Halys River.
Anaximander
was born in approximately 610 BC in the Ancient Greek city of
Miletus (now in Turkey). His father’s name was Praxiades. His
mother’s name is not known.
About 14 years before Anaximander was born, Miletus had been the
birthplace of the first scientist in recorded history, Thales. In fact,
Anaximander was possibly a blood relative of Thales.

Anaximander was an early proponent of science and tried to observe and explain different aspects
of the universe, with a particular interest in its origins, claiming that nature is ruled by laws, just
like human societies, and anything that disturbs the balance of nature does not last long. Like
many thinkers of his time, Anaximander's philosophy included contributions to many disciplines.

Legacy - He became the first person in recorded history to recognize that the earth exists as a
solitary body which does not need to rest on top of anything else. Fascinated by the structure of
the earth, he produced one of the first ever maps of the world. He did not restrict his thinking to
astronomy and geography. He also theorized about evolution, concluding that life had first arisen
in wet rather than dry conditions. He proposed that the first humans had been produced from
fish.
Anaximenes
was an early Pre-Socraticphilosopher from the Greek city of Miletus in
Ionia(modern-day Turkey). He was a key figure in the Milesian School, a
friend and pupil of Anaximander and he continued the Milesians‘ philosophical
inquiries into the “archê” or first principle of the universe (which Anaximenes
deemed to be air), and sought to give a quasi-scientific explanation of the
world In the physical sciences, Anaximenes was the first Greek to distinguish
clearly between planets and stars, and he used his principles to account for
various natural phenomena, such as thunder and lightning, rainbows,
earthquakes, etc.

Work Philosopher, who ranked among the pioneers of the Milesian School, whose
innovative philosophies have made major contributions to the Milesians’ philosophical
inquest into the “arche” or first principle of the universe, which according to Anaximenes,
was the air. Anaximenes was the first Greek philosopher to form a clear distinction between
planets and stars, and to provide scientific explanations to account for natural events such
as thunder, lightning, rainbows, earthquakes etc.
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