Thales of Miletus (who flourished in the

6th century BC), Greek philosopher.

None of his works have survived and no
contemporary sources exist.
The claim that Thales was the founder
of Western philosophy rests largely on
Aristotle, who wrote that he was the first
to propose a single substrate for the
universe, water.
Thales's importance lies in his attempt
to explain nature through the
simplification of phenomena and the
search for causes within nature rather
than the whims of anthropomorphic
gods.
Philosophical Quotation: “All events , even
extraordinary ones, can be explained in natural
terms which can be understood by humans.” He
asked why things happened and tried t find
rational answer.

FIRST PHILOSOPHER, FIRST MATHEMATICIAN

AND FIRST SCIENTIST