Terms and Concepts to Remember
about the Pre-socratic Philosophers
Notice that the dates given by Donald Palmer and those given by Jostein Gaarder to not alwasy match and that the two authors do not always use the same spelling for place names (e.g. Miletos/Miletus).
Why is each of the philosophers listed here significant?

From Does the Center Hold (pages 6-18)
  • Thales of Miletos (c. 580 BCE)
  • Mythos
  • Logos
  • Anaximander of Miletos (c. 545 BCE)
  • Pythagoras (c. 572-500 BCE) and Theanos, Myia, Damo and Arignote
  • Heraclitus (c. 470 BCE)
  • Parmenedes (c. 515-440 BCE)
From Sophie's World (pages 28-55)
  • Thales of Miletus (c. 585 BCE)
  • Anaximander of Miletus
  • Anaximenes of Miletus (570-526)
  • Parmenides (c. 540-480 BCE)
  • Rationalism
  • Heraclitus (c. 540-480 BCE)
  • Logos 
  • Empedocles (c. 490-430 BCE)
  • Anaxagoras (500-428 BCE)
  • Nous 
  • Democritus (c. 460-370 BCE)
  • Atoms
  • Materialist
  • Fate
  • Fatalism
  • Hippocrates (the Hippocratic Oath)