"Thales the Measurer offers a comprehensive and iconoclastic account of Thales of Miletus, considering the full extent of our evidence to build a new picture of his intellectual interests and activity. Thales is most commonly associated with the claim that 'everything is water',…
Thales the Measurer offers a comprehensive and iconoclastic account of Thales of Miletus, considering the full extent of our evidence to build a new picture of his intellectual interests and activity. Thales is most commonly associated with the claim that 'everything is water', …
Who were these ancient masters? -- A context for Thales -- Elements of a biography -- How to measure the height of a pyramid -- Thales dates the tropai -- From the dating of the tropai to the dating of the isēmeriai -- What explains a solar eclipse? -- A measurement of 1/2° -- S…
"Thales the Measurer offers a comprehensive and iconoclastic account of Thales of Miletus, considering the full extent of our evidence to build a new picture of his intellectual interests and activity. Thales is most commonly associated with the claim that 'everything is water',…
"Thales the Measurer offers a comprehensive and iconoclastic account of Thales of Miletus, considering the full extent of our evidence to build a new picture of his intellectual interests and activity. Thales is most commonly associated with the claim that 'everything is water',…
"Thales the Measurer offers a comprehensive and iconoclastic account of Thales of Miletus, considering the full extent of our evidence to build a new picture of his intellectual interests and activity. Thales is most commonly associated with the claim that 'everything is water',…
An accessible guide to philosophy, presenting a collection of 70 essays covering the major themes, theories and arguments of the most prominent thinkers of ancient Greece.
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Porphyry, on the life of Plotinus and the order of his books: a biography and analysis of his life and work by his disciple Porphyry. Ennead 1. Plotinus (204/5-270) was the 1st Neoplatonic philosopher. His writings were edited by his disciple Porphyry, who published them many y…