The Synthesis of "Thales of Miletus"

Discover Thales of Miletus, the ancient Greek thinker credited as the first philosopher and father of science for seeking natural explanations for the world.

An introduction to Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher whose work on logic, ethics, and science has profoundly shaped Western civilization.

An introduction to Plato, the ancient Greek thinker whose ideas about reality, justice, and education laid the groundwork for Western philosophy.

Discover Pythagoras, the ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician whose famous theorem continues to shape our world in countless ways.

Discover Democritus, the ancient Greek thinker who first proposed that all matter is composed of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms.

Discover Archimedes of Syracuse, the brilliant ancient Greek thinker whose inventions and discoveries in math and physics still shape our world today.

Discover Euclid, the ancient Greek mathematician whose work, the "Elements," laid the foundation for geometry and logical reasoning for over 2,000 years.

Discover Galen, the Greek physician in the Roman Empire whose ideas on anatomy and physiology dominated Western medical thought for over 1,300 years.

Discover Thucydides, the ancient Greek general and historian whose account of the Peloponnesian War established the foundations of modern history.

Discover Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician who revolutionized medicine by separating it from superstition and establishing a professional code of ethics.