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Thales of Miletus
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1st person to investigate original elements
Water as basis of everything Did not rely on supernatural explanations |
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Anaximander
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"The Unlimited" as the basis of everything
1st to speculate on open universe. Animals from vapors, man from fish |
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Anaximenes
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Air as basic element
Explanations for precipitation Earthquakes from moisture differential |
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Heraclitus
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Change
Fire as basic element System of connected opposites in constant change |
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Anaxagoras
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No basic element, but infinite spermata
No beginning or End -1st law of thermodynamics |
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Epicurus
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Atoms
Purpose of life Against immortality & supernatural causes |
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Epictetus
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Stoic: control what you can, accept what you can't (death for example)
Live without desire or excitement Make the best out of every situation |
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Socrates
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Tried to make others think for themselves
Started from a supposition of ignorance Socratic Method: Initial definition Question that brings up exception New definition |
