Frederick Copleston: A History of Phlosophy (Volume 1: Greece and Rome)

2 flashcards · Philosophy · by charlie42

1. Which school Thales belonged to?

   Milesian school The Milesian school (/maɪˈliːʃiən, -ʃən/) was a school of Pre-socratic Philosophy of the 6th century BC, based in the Ionian town of Miletus. It consisted of three philosophers: Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes, who were all primarily interested in: 1. cosmology 2. origin and substance of the world. The Milesian school is not synonymous with the Ionian, which includes the philosophies of the Milesians plus distinctly different Ionian thinkers such as Heraclitus.

2. What's special about the Milesian school?

   It is generally considered to be the first school of thought of Ancient Greek and thus Western philosophy