
Thales
... Thales of Miletus [has been] since early antiquity regarded as the founder of the Ionian school of natural philosophy. Evidence suggests that he was a Milesian of Greek origin who flourished around 580 B.C. and that his field of distinguished activities included practical and political matters. Ther ...
... Thales of Miletus [has been] since early antiquity regarded as the founder of the Ionian school of natural philosophy. Evidence suggests that he was a Milesian of Greek origin who flourished around 580 B.C. and that his field of distinguished activities included practical and political matters. Ther ...