Thales of Miletus was the first philosopher of the Western tradition. He was a mathematician and investigated science. He developed the idea that all natural events have underlying natural causes,...
From the Wikipedia article (linked to the left of this answer under Web Links):Thales of Miletus (pronounced tahl-es), also known as Thales the Milesian (ca. 624 BC-ca. 546 BC), was a pre-Socratic...
The Greek philosopher, Thales was born around 624BC, the son of Examyes and Cleobuline. While some believe his lineage was Phoenician, most consider him to be Milesian (Miletus, Asia Minor, now...