One apocryphal tale holds that this philosopher fell in a well while walking and looking at the stars, and after being mocked that philosophy has no practical application, he studied harvests and bought olive presses at an advantageous time and cornered the market.
One apocryphal tale holds that this philosopher fell in a well while walking and looking at the stars, and after being mocked that philosophy has no practical application, he studied harvests and bought olive presses at an advantageous time and cornered the market. He famously argued that all matter is "full of gods," though he is also considered by many to be the first philosopher since he discounted the mythological basis for phenomena. Founder of the Milesian school, FTP name this ancient Greek who held that water is the fundamental matter of the universe.
One apocryphal tale holds that this philosopher fell in a well while walking and looking at the stars, and after being mocked that philosophy has no practical application, he studied harvests and bought olive presses at an advantageous time and cornered the market.
Thales