Tag: #Pre-Socratics
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Pythagoras: 'All Things Are Number' — The Philosopher Who Heard the Order of the Cosmos
Pythagoras discovered the laws of the universe in musical ratios and proclaimed 'All things are number,' forging the bond between philosophy, mathematics, and science.
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Heraclitus: 'All Things Are in Flux' — The Philosopher Who Found Logos in the Heart of Opposition
Heraclitus discovered the logos (rational law) behind the ceaseless change of all things, and taught that the cosmos is governed by the unity of opposites and the transformations of fire.
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Parmenides: 'What Is, Is; What Is Not, Is Not' — The Philosopher Who United Being and Thought
Parmenides started from the principle 'what is, is; what is not, is not'.
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Democritus: 'Only Atoms and the Void Truly Exist' — The Philosopher Who Rebuilt the World from Particles
Democritus explained all things by means of indivisible atoms and the void, answering Parmenides' challenge while laying the groundwork for a materialist worldview that anticipated modern science.