Thales, one of the philosophers who believe that everything arises from material, claims that water is the first principle. He may have reached this conclusion in observing that “everything’s food is moist, and that moisture is the source and prerequisite for the life of warmth itself”.(Aristotle, Metaphysics 983b6-32 Ross). The essence of Thales’ s thinking is that the material which anything can trace back to is the first principle. In this case, according to him, is water, since water is obviously the most common thing in our lives. I agree that water composes our earth and every living beings, so that it is more likely to be the number one principle that we should refer to. However, there is a fallacy in Thales’ s thinking. He claims
