Thales of Miletus was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer. Considered by many including Aristotle to be the first philosopher in the Greek tradition. He is also considered the father of science by many.
Some of my favorite translated sayings are:
Prestwood writes on science-first philosophy, with particular attention to the convergence of disciplines. Drawing on his TST Framework, his work emphasizes rational inquiry grounded in empirical observation while engaging questions at the edges of established knowledge. With TouchstoneTruth positioned as a living touchstone, this work aims to contribute reliable analysis in an emerging AI era where the credibility of information is increasingly contested.
In the shadowed forests of the Late Carboniferous, long before mammals, birds, or even dinosaurs,
In the dense, humid forests of the Late Triassic, long before mammals ruled the night,
One of the earliest known true dinosaurs in the Dinosauria order is Eoraptor lunensis. From
I’m taking this time to catch up with the paired videos for recent WWB editions, and to restructure the WWB into seasions of 10 weeks: four 1-Minute Hot Topics. Each week featureing a tidbit in science, philosophy, critical, thinking, and history. Follow the TST YouTube channel to catch all new videos. –Mike
1START: Science >
3Critical Thinking >
4History!
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30 Philosophers: A New Look at Timeless Ideas
