A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The first philosophical concepts appeared in the Greek colonies around the 7th-6th centuries BC. Initially, they were related to the creation and nature of the world. Therefore, this early stage of human thinking about nature, characterized by materiality, strength, life, and soul – was called the philosophy of nature.
Statue of René Descartes in La Haye -Descartes. Image source.
The thinker who introduced philosophical inquiries was Thales of Miletus trying to explain the origin of the world. Later, many other great thinkers appeared, and among them was Rene Descartes (1596 – 1650), who has a distinguished place, on the history pages, remembered as a French mathematician, scientist, and philosopher.
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