Unlike mythology, which was often dogmatic, philosophy encouraged students to argue with their teachers to find a closer version of the truth. 3. The Shift to the Human Condition
The Birth of Reason: Interpreting the Dawn of Western Philosophy The beginning of western philosophy : interpret...
The beginning of Western philosophy is the story of humanity's "coming of age." It represents the moment we decided that the universe is a puzzle to be solved rather than a mystery to be feared. The idea that there is a single underlying
The idea that there is a single underlying order to the universe. which was often dogmatic
A student of Thales, he argued that the source couldn't be a specific element like water, but must be the Apeiron —an "indefinite" or "boundless" substance that balances the opposites of the world (hot/cold, wet/dry).