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Thales of Miletus was primarily concerned with:
Thales of Miletus was primarily concerned with:
- Moral issues
- Metaphysics
- Natural science (correct)
- Cosmology
What philosophical branch was associated with Thales' belief in a single building block of the universe?
What philosophical branch was associated with Thales' belief in a single building block of the universe?
- Metaphysics (correct)
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Aesthetics
Thales' belief that the universe was built around one element is known as:
Thales' belief that the universe was built around one element is known as:
- Materialism
- Monism (correct)
- Idealism
- Dualism
What did Thales believe to be the cosmological building block based on his observations?
What did Thales believe to be the cosmological building block based on his observations?
Thales' investigation of natural-world explanations that were not based on the Gods led to:
Thales' investigation of natural-world explanations that were not based on the Gods led to:
Who were some of Thales' successors who taught students such as Pythagoras?
Who were some of Thales' successors who taught students such as Pythagoras?
What was the main focus of Philosophy in the 7th century BC?
What was the main focus of Philosophy in the 7th century BC?
What did Thales of Miletus believe to be the cosmological building block based on his observations?
What did Thales of Miletus believe to be the cosmological building block based on his observations?
Which philosophical branch was associated with Thales' belief in a single building block of the universe?
Which philosophical branch was associated with Thales' belief in a single building block of the universe?
What was Thales' approach that led to his belief in a single building block of the universe?
What was Thales' approach that led to his belief in a single building block of the universe?
What did Thales establish, where his successors taught students such as Pythagoras?
What did Thales establish, where his successors taught students such as Pythagoras?
What was Thales' philosophical position regarding the universe?
What was Thales' philosophical position regarding the universe?
Thales of Miletus was primarily concerned with moral issues rather than natural science.
Thales of Miletus was primarily concerned with moral issues rather than natural science.
Thales arrived at the conclusion that the universe was built around one element through his observations.
Thales arrived at the conclusion that the universe was built around one element through his observations.
Thales' philosophical position was that the universe was built around multiple elements.
Thales' philosophical position was that the universe was built around multiple elements.
Thales' belief in a single building block of the universe was based on his observations of the Gods.
Thales' belief in a single building block of the universe was based on his observations of the Gods.
Thales' successors taught students such as Socrates.
Thales' successors taught students such as Socrates.
Thales' philosophical branch of metaphysics was primarily focused on ethics.
Thales' philosophical branch of metaphysics was primarily focused on ethics.
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Thales of Miletus
- Thales of Miletus was primarily concerned with natural science, not moral issues.
- He is associated with the philosophical branch of metaphysics, which focuses on the nature of reality.
- Thales believed that the universe was built around a single element, which he identified as water, based on his observations.
- His approach to investigating natural-world explanations led to the development of a non-mythological understanding of the universe, moving away from explanations based on the Gods.
Contributions and Legacy
- Thales established a school where his successors, known as the Milesian school, taught students such as Pythagoras.
- His philosophical position was that the universe was built around a single building block, water, which was a fundamental aspect of his metaphysical views.
- Thales' focus was on understanding the natural world through observation and reasoning, which laid the foundation for scientific inquiry.
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