Pythagoras and Early Philosophy

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According to Herodotus, after Croesus was defeated by the Medes and before the Persian empire took over Greek Ionia, Thales suggested that the Ionians establish a central seat of government in Teos which would still allow the other cities to enjoy their own laws. Aristotle reported that to prove he could make his knowledge practical Thales used his astrological wisdom to predict an abundant olive crop and hired all the oil presses in Miletus and Chios when they were cheap and then leased them later at a great profit, showing that philosophers could become rich; but that is not what they pursue...
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He learned how to calculate the height of something by measuring its shadow. Thales speculated that everything was like water, GREEK CULTURE TO 500 BC Get any book for free on: www.Abika.com 29 though he maintained that all things are full of the gods or soul and spirits and that the intelligence of the universe is divine...
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