They were interested primarily in metaphysics(ultimate constitution of the universe) and cosmogony (origins of the universe). They asked questions like: What is the reality made of? How did the universe begin? Is everything in flux? They constructed fascinating philosophical systems, the questions they posed remain extremely pertinent. …show more content…
And the new ideas expanded an understanding of the environment in a rational way.
In a city of Miletus, modern Turkey nowadays, three western philosophers flourished: Thales, Anaximenes, and Anaximander. They all looked for the core substance of the universe, they called "Arche," from Greek it means "ruler", or "source." Thales said "All is water", and Anaximenes believed that primary material is air, and Anaximander argued that Primary Substance is