
HBH 36: The Greek Dark Ages, The Archaic Age, and Thales the Wise
The History of Being Human
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The Myth of Thales
Thales was the first natural philosopher and influenced many schools of philosophy after him. He believed that all things were full of gods, even seemingly inanimate objects or alive or at least full of gods. His combination of mathematics and philosophy directly influenced the formation of the Pythagorean school. I would say that human beings collectively have only come up with four or five wise things in our history. What do you think the wisest thing human beings have ever said is? Write me a T-H-O-B-H podcast at gmail.com and let me know.
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