Thales of Miletusone of the Seven Sages of GreecIn mathematics, Thales used geometry to solve problems such as calculating the height of pyramids and the distance of ships from the shore. He is credited with the first use of deductive reasoning applied to geometry, by deriving four corollaries to Thales' Theorem. As a result, he has been hailed as the first true mathematician and is the first known individual to whom a mathematical discovery has been attributed.[5]
School Ionian, Milesian school, Naturalism
Main interests Ethics, Metaphysics, Mathematics, Astronomy
Notable ideas Water is the arche, Thales' theorem, intercept theorem
Main interests Ethics, Metaphysics, Mathematics, Astronomy
Notable ideas Water is the arche, Thales' theorem, intercept theorem

Thales of Miletus
The Water
Thales was the first Greek philosopher to speculate about the primary material element or source (arche) of all beings and cosmic phenomena, which he identified as water (hydor). The importance of water in life and nature was probably the principal reason that made Thales came to this conclusion. According to another viewpoint, Thales probably follows the traditional Homeric world-image and more precisely that of Oceanos; the river source of all mortal and immortal life. On this basis, Thales states that the earth floats on water like a raft.
Thales was the first Greek philosopher to speculate about the primary material element or source (arche) of all beings and cosmic phenomena, which he identified as water (hydor). The importance of water in life and nature was probably the principal reason that made Thales came to this conclusion. According to another viewpoint, Thales probably follows the traditional Homeric world-image and more precisely that of Oceanos; the river source of all mortal and immortal life. On this basis, Thales states that the earth floats on water like a raft.
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