Day 15 November 15 2011
Thales
Bertrand Russel made fun of the fact that Thales of Miletus possibly stated that everything is made of water (Russel, B. 1946/2010 History of Western Philosophy, p.33)
Maybe he meant that everything comes from water. Regarding life, as we know it, this is a quite accurate statement.
I do not know why I am writing about this. Probably I just want to mention one of the Pre-Socratics to demonstrate that I like to read about them and about ancient Greece.
I could also write a poem called “Anaxagoras, Anaximander, Anaximenes” for all those who know that one of them did not belong to the Milesian school.
I am fascinated with all the radical statements of the ancient Greek philosophers and with the fact that they knew so much.
After history at school, after chemistry and after sociology I am about to become addicted to philosophy.
But what good comes out of that?
Nothing. I will loose my job, my wife and my dog, to live in barrel.
Ah, I do not have a wife; maybe I will start studying philosophy later, after the marriage, to obtain a more dramatic effect.
Nevertheless, I am going to finish this pathetic entry with the poem, promised above.
Miletus
Anaxagoras, Anaximander, Anaximenes
Anaxagoras, Anaximander, Anaximenes
Anaxagoras, Anaximander, Anaximenes
Anaxagoras, Anaximander, Anaximenes
Anaximander, Anaxagoras, Anaximenes
Anaximander, Anaxagoras, Anaximenes
Anaximander, Anaxagoras, Anaximenes
Anaximander, Anaxagoras, Anaximenes
Anaximenes, Anaximander, Anaxagoras
Anaximenes, Anaximander, Anaxagoras
Anaximenes, Anaximander, Anaxagoras
Anaximenes, Anaximander, Anaxagoras
Anaximenes, Anaxagoras, Anaximander
Anaximenes, Anaxagoras, Anaximander
Anaximenes, Anaxagoras, Anaximander
Anaximenes, Anaxagoras, Anaximander
Anaximander, Anaximenes, Anaxagoras
Anaximander, Anaximenes, Anaxagoras
Anaximander, Anaximenes, Anaxagoras
Anaximander, Anaximenes, Anaxagoras
Anaxagoras, Anaximenes, Anaximander
Anaxagoras, Anaximenes, Anaximander
Anaxagoras, Anaximenes, Anaximander
Anaxagoras, Anaximenes, Anaximander
Thales, Thales, Thales
END
It is very important to read the poem with proper emphasis, speed and enthusiasm.
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