Thales - California State University, Sacramento

Thales is the only Milesian philosopher-scientist Plato refers to by name, although the Phaedo mentions two doctrines sometimes credited to Anaximenes. Plato’s Thales is the familiar combination of scientific inquirer (Theaetetus 174a), inventor (Republic X 600a), and practical sage (Letter II 311a, Hippias Major 281c, Protagoras 343a). ................
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