The great Nietzsche calls out to humanity with these words in his central work Thus Spoke Zarathustra: Zarathustra turned to the people and said: “I teach you the overman. Man is something that shall be overcome. What have you done to overcome him?… All beings so far have created something...
It is already known to us that Greek philosophy emerged in the 7th century BC. The first philosopher, Thales, laid the foundation for the first school of philosophy. The philosophers of Miletus were interested in what lies at the foundation of the world, i.e., the primary substance, the origin of...
Written Greek philosophy begins with Anaximander (610–546 BCE), who was the first philosopher to document his thoughts in writing. The Milesian sage’s book On Nature is considered the first scientific work of ancient Greece. However, only a fragment of it has survived to our time. Anaximander was a student of...
On average, 237 solar eclipses occur every century. During these events, the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking its light and casting a shadow on the Earth. One such eclipse occurred in 585 BCE. But what makes this eclipse more significant than others? The reason is simple:...
A warm summer night, the Aegean coast, Thales the first “academic” of Greece, wanders the streets of Miletus, gazing at the night sky. Suddenly, as he stumbles on a rock and nearly falls, an old woman remarks, “How can you understand what the heavens are saying if you can’t see...
On April 8, 1341, Francesco Petrarch, in the Senate Palace on Rome’s Capitoline Hill, delivered a speech on the meaning and purpose of poetry. Citing only ancient classical authors, he broke the centuries-old tradition of seeking arguments in sacred scripture. This event marked a precedent in the history of Medieval...