Thales Born c. 624 BC Died c. 546 BC Era Pre-Socratic philosophy Region Western philosophy School Ionian / Milesian Naturalism Main interests Ethics Metaphysics Mathematics Astronomy Notable ideas Water is the arche Thales' theorem Intercept theorem Influences Babylonian astronomy Ancient Egyptian mathematics Ancient Egyptian religion Influenced Pythagoras Anaximander Anaximenes Thales of Miletus (/ˈθeɪliːz/; Greek: Θαλῆς (ὁ...
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Thales Born c. 624 BC Died c. 546 BC Era Pre-Socratic philosophy Region Western philosophy School Ionian / Milesian Naturalism Main interests Ethics Metaphysics Mathematics Astronomy Notable ideas Water is the arche Thales' theorem Intercept theorem Influences Babylonian astronomy Ancient Egyptian mathematics Ancient Egyptian religion Influenced Pythagoras Anaximander Anaximenes Thales of Miletus (/ˈθeɪliːz/; Greek: Θαλῆς (ὁ...