In Miletus, on the Aegean coast, Thales and the thinkers who followed him explained the world through observation rather than myth. Herodotus credits Thales with predicting a solar eclipse; a later story, told by Aristotle, has him reading the signs of a rich olive harvest and renting the presses before anyone else. Not every detail can be verified, but the idea has lasted: look closely, reason from evidence, then decide.
Tamás Fodor
Founder, Milessian · Managing director, Off-beat Communications Kft.