The Ancient Milesian Philosophers: Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes: A Short Introduction to Their Lives and Works (eBook, ePUB)
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If you want to learn about the ancient Milesian philosophers Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes but don't have the time or patience to read a thick book, then the short and concise book "The Ancient Milesian Philosophers: Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes: A Short Introduction" is the book for you. The book includes: • Aristotle considered Thales of Miletus to be the first philosopher in the Greek tradition. • Thales was the first known individual in Western civilization that was engaged in scientific philosophy. • Thales believed that water was the primal substance from which...
If you want to learn about the ancient Milesian philosophers Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes but don't have the time or patience to read a thick book, then the short and concise book "The Ancient Milesian Philosophers: Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes: A Short Introduction" is the book for you. The book includes: • Aristotle considered Thales of Miletus to be the first philosopher in the Greek tradition. • Thales was the first known individual in Western civilization that was engaged in scientific philosophy. • Thales believed that water was the primal substance from which the natural world was derived. • Anaximander was the student of Thales and is credited with the introduction of the gnomon and sundial into ancient Greece. • Anaximander believed that the earth was the shape of a disc with the sun, moon, and stars rotating about it. • The third philosopher from Miletus that formed the Milesian school was Anaximenes. • Anaximenes said that air is the arche or fundamental substance the cosmos was derived from. • The three Milesian philosophers are credited with forming the foundation of early scientific thought and natural philosophy. • And more... The book "The Ancient Milesian Philosophers: Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes: A Short Introduction to Their Lives and Works" gives a crisp look at these three early Greek philosophers and their works. To illustrate their story numerous pictures and illustrations are presented that help explain their lives and teachings. In addition, the book contains a list of reference books for further reading and a section that contains short biographical sketches of the key individuals in the book.
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