The Presocratic Philosophers

GPTKB entity

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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Presocratic Philosophers
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Aristotle gptkb:Plato Western philosophy
gptkbp:knownFor	rational inquiry naturalistic explanations rejection of mythological explanations search for the arche (first principle)
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gptkbp:precededBy	Mythological thought
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