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formuchdeliberation May 31, 2024

Thales argued that everything is composed of water and that water serves as the unity of all things... read more on Thales at philosophy indefinitely... #historyofphilosophy #AncientGreekPhilosophy #thalesofmiletus #fmdnetwork #philosophy https://philosophyindefinitely.wordpress.com/2019/11/14/thales-of-miletus/

Thales of Miletus…

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 r…

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Hotspur🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦May 30, 2024

"Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, Reveals to Thales the Secrets of the Skies," Antonio Canova, 1798-99.

Canova (1757-1822) was better known as a Neoclassical sculptor. And I'll admit...as a painter, he's a great sculptor. But despite whatever technical deficiencies this may have, I find it a sweet and charming scene. It may have been a study for a proposed sculpture that never got off the ground.

The son of a stonemason, Canova was a busy sculptor pretty much as soon as he was old enough to pick up a chisel. By 1800 he was Europe's most celebrated sculptor, patronized by Napoleon (who was sculpted, nude, as Mars), and created a statue of George Washington for the state government of North Carolina.

And Thales? Thales of Miletus (626/623 - 528/525 BCE) was one of Greece's Seven Sages, a philosopher who pioneered explaining the world through natural philosophy rather than mythology, and the use of mathematics, science, and deductive reasoning. This painting refers to his observations of the movements of the planets, which enabled him to be the first recorded person to predict an eclipse through scientific observation.

From the Museum Gipsoteca Antonio Canova, Possagno, Italy.

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PC May 22, 2024

#TodayILearned #TIL about the founder of Western Science #ThalesofMiletus.

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“Many regard him as the first philosopher in the Greek tradition, breaking from the prior use of mythology to explain the world and instead using natural philosophy. He is thus otherwise referred to as the first to have engaged in mathematics, science, and deductive reasoning.”

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Thales of Miletus - Wikipedia

formuchdeliberation Dec 27, 2023

Asia Minor/Greece is generally considered as the birthplace of western philosophy, which initially questioned the nature of the cosmos and focused on aspects of moral order in natural processes. The first identified philosopher is Thales, and philosophical thought is identified in terms of monism or pluralism... explore the history of philosophy at philosophy indefinitely...
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History of philosophy focusing on the beginnings of Greek philosophy (random lecture notes)…

Note: I’m following a series of downloaded 1992 lectures on the ‘History of Philosophy’ by the late Dr. Arthur F. Holmes, Professor of Philosophy, Wheaton College. These are my notes after listenin…

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World History Encyclopedia Jul 28, 2023

Ancient Greek science is a modern term for the application of systematic inquiry into the individual, the world, and the universe, which began in Ionia in the 6th century BCE with Thales of Miletus (l. c. 585 BCE) and continued through the work of the astronomer Ptolemy (l. 100-170 CE) to form the foundation of modern scientific method. #History #ThalesOfMiletus #Syracusia #Science #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Science/

Ancient Greek Science

Ancient Greek science is a modern term for the application of systematic inquiry into the individual, the world, and the universe, which began in Ionia in the 6th century BCE with Thales of Miletus...

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