Thales of Miletus was an illustrious pre-Socratic Greek mathematician, astronomer and a philosopher. Even Aristotle regarded him as the first philosopher in Greek tradition. Furthermore, he was the first scholarly figure in the Western world to be involved in scientific philosophy. Thales of Miletus: His Biography and Contributions to Philosophy, Mathematics, and Astronomy Thales of Miletus stands as one of the most celebrated figures of ancient Greek thought, a polymath whose work laid the groundwork for Western philosophy and science. Often hailed as the “first philosopher” in the Greek tradition, Thales ventured into realms that encompassed natural philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy. His quest to explain the natural world without resorting to mythology set ... Thales of Miletus: His Biography and Contributions to Philosophy, Mathematics, and Astronomy Thales of Miletus stands as one of the most celebrated figures of ancient Greek thought, a polymath whose work laid the groundwork for Western philosophy and science. Often hailed as the “first philosopher” in the Greek tradition, Thales ventured into realms that encompassed natural philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy. His quest to explain the natural world without resorting to mythology set ... Thales (in Greek: Θαλης) of Miletus (ca. 624 – 546 B.C.E.), also known as Thales the Milesian, was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Since Aristotle credited him with being the first philosopher (Metaphysics 983b6), Thales has been known to be the first representative of Western philosophy. Contrary to polytheistic Greek mythology, which ascribed social and natural phenomena to the arbitrary will, tricks, anger, and jealousy of the gods, Thales ...
