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Early Philosophers Flashcards

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Thales

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Idea: Water is foundation of reality

Timeframe: 624-546 B.C.

Location: Miletus

School: Early Philosophers

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Pythagoras

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Idea: Numbers Foundation of Reality

Time: 525-500 BC

Location: Island of Samos

School: Early Philosophers

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Heraclitus

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Idea: Flux, Fire as Foundation of Reality, Logos (Reason)

Time: 504-501 BC

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School: Early Philosophers

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Zeno

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Idea: Only One Being-Change an Illusion, Achilles and the Tortoise

Time: 489 BC

Location: Elea

School: Early Philosophers

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Anaxagoras

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Idea: Mind (Nous) Separate from Matter (Division

Time: 500-428 BC

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School: Early Philosophers

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Leucippus & Democritus

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Idea: Atomism

Time: 490-360 BC (for both

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School: Early Philosophers

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Empedocles

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Idea: Four Primary Elements: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire

Time: 490-430 BC

Location: Sicily

School: Early Philosophers

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