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    The document discusses three ancient Greek philosophers known as the Milesians: Thales, who believed that water was the fundamental substance; Anaximander, who believed in an undefined substance called apeiron; and Anaximenes, who believed that air was the fundamental substance. It notes that these early philosophers appealed to observable phenomena and reasoned explanations rather than tradition or revelation, making them the founders of natural philosophy and among the first philosophers.

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    The document discusses three ancient Greek philosophers known as the Milesians: Thales, who believed that water was the fundamental substance; Anaximander, who believed in an undefined substance called apeiron; and Anaximenes, who believed that air was the fundamental substance. It notes that these early philosophers appealed to observable phenomena and reasoned explanations rather than tradition or revelation, making them the founders of natural philosophy and among the first philosophers.

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    THALES

    ANAXIMANDER
    ANAXIMEDES
    THALES: WATER

    ANAXIMANDER: APEIRON

    ANAXIMENES: AIR
    THE THREE MILESIANS APPEALED
    TO THAT WHICH EVERYONE COULD
    PERCEIVE WITH THEIR OWN SENSES,
    AND TO THAT WHICH EVERYONE
    COULD FIGURE OUT THROUGH THE
    POWER OF THEIR OWN REASON.
    THESE THINKERS CONDUCTED THEIR
    INQUIRIES THROUGH REASON AND
    OBSERVATION INSTEAD OF RELYING ON
    TRADITION OR REVELATION. FOR THIS
    REASON, THEY ARE CONSIDERED THE
    FIRST PHILOSOPHERS AND THE
    FOUNDERS OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
    THALES
    624-546 BCE

    ANAXIMANDER
    610-546 BCE

    ANAXIMENES
    570-525 BCE

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