Who was he?
- We know very little about the precise dates and time in which Thales of Miletus lived.
- He is widely considered to be the first Western Philosopher/Scientist.
- With an estimated lifespan between the years 624-546 BC, Thales is now valued for his contributions to thought more highly than the details of his mortal existence.
- As the first thinker in the Western tradition to break from the use of mythology, pantheons and the supernatural to answer metaphysical questions, Thales now serves as a beacon pointing us to the very heart of the Philosophical Endeavor. The pursuit of wisdom and truth.
| What were his views? | |
|---|---|
| Water as the foundational element of the Universe | Thales was a Polymath, and practiced in fields ranging from Engineering to Astronomy. |
| Thales' Cosmology comes to us from Aristotle, who tells us of how Thales held water to be the literal be-all-and-end-all of nature. This is quite an impressive leap from the previous canon of human thought on the subject, even if today it seems easy to disprove. | Called the 'first Greek Mathemetician', Thales is credited with being the first to bisect the circle. He was also proficient in Politics, Business and Geology. |