Pre-Socratic Philosophers - Greek Philosophers who's ideas
date from before the time of Socrates, 469 BCE. The
pre-Socratic philosophers are noted for their attempts to explain the
universe through unifying principals. These philosophers also
attempted to describe the nature of reality, and commonly considered
existence to be either constant or malleable. Notable pre-Socratic
philosophers include Thales of Miletus, c. 600 BCE, Pythagoras,
c. 580 - 490, and Empedocles, c. 493 - 433 BCE. definition
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