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The First Philosophers

The First Philosophers. Thales of Miletus. Anaximander of Miletus.

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The First Philosophers

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  1. The First Philosophers

  2. Thales of Miletus

  3. Anaximander of Miletus

  4. The Anaximander Fragment§j œn d¢ ≤ g°nes€w §sti to›w oÔsi, ka‹ tØn fyorån efiw taËta g€nesyai katå tÚ xre≈n: didÒnai går aÈtå d€khn ka‹ t€sin éllÆloiw t∞w édik€aw katå tØn toË xrÒnou tãjin...‘And the source of coming into being for existing things is that into which destruction also happens, according to necessity; for they pay penalty and retribution to each other for their injustice according to the assessment of time…’From Simplicius, Commentary on Aristotle’s Physics 24, 13

  5. Anaximenes of Miletus

  6. Xenophanes of Colophon

  7. ‘One ought to say such things as these, seated by the fire in wintertime, lying fully fed on a soft couch, Drinking sweet wine and eating chick-peas for dessert…’ Xenophanes, fragment 22

  8. ‘Our expertise is better than the strength of men and horses, And this practice makes no sense…’ Xenophanes, fragment 2

  9. ‘Homer and Hesiod have attributed to the gods all sorts of things which are matters of reproach and censure among men.’ Xenophanes, fragment 11

  10. ‘And she whom they call Iris, this too is by nature cloud, Purple, red-orange, and greenish-yellow to behold.’ Xenophanes, fragment 32

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