Thales of Miletus – philosophy indefinitely

Born in Miletus (now the coast of Turkey) around 624 BCE, Thales was an early greek thinker who was also active in politics and business. He learned practical geometry which enabled his deductive reasoning and as a teacher he influenced students such as Anaximander who would later expand his scientific theories...

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If ownership means control-over, let us have less of it. But if ownership means care-of, let us have a great deal more.

(Thoughts on reading Wendell Berry's essay, Rugged Individualism - which is not the easiest one for me to read)
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