Greek PhilosophyPhilosophy, use of reason and argument in the search for truth and knowledge of reality. Throughout history, man has searched for the origins of his existence, both externally and internally, seeking truth and understanding of his world. The first culture to actively explore this idea of ​​philosophy was that of the Greeks. Because their civilization placed less emphasis on religion and the masses did not have to constantly respond to religious figures, man had time to explore other things. Not only did Greek philosophy play an important role in Greek society, but its voice and influence have and will continue to reverberate through the ages. Modern philosophy has its roots in a small town called Miletus, which was controlled by Greece but was not part of it. Greece proper, in fact, lay on the western coast of Asia Minor. The first philosopher was called Thales and was from Miletus. The period he began was known as the Pre-Socratic period and lasted from around 600 to around 400 BC. Philosophy, at that time, was still part of the other sciences. The main goal at this time was to achieve a rational understanding of the external world of nature, which is why it is sometimes called "natural philosophy". This is not what we know about philosophy today. "Instead, philosophers were looking for the basic substances from which all known objects were made and the processes that transformed these substances into the wide variety of things that exist today. Yet all of these early philosophers explored the mystery of the cosmos rather than the problems of human existence” (Breisach, p. 9) Miletus produced several of the first philosophers, including Anaximanter and Leucippus, the founder of atomism The Fundamentals of Atomis..... . middle of paper ......gs. The voice of Pythagoras resonates when we measure a right triangle, as well as when modern thinkers credit Socrates.Bibliography:Selected bibliographyBreisach, Earnst. University of Chicago Press, 1983Collinson, Diane. 50 Major Philosophers A Reference Guide London: Routledge, 1987 Hamlyn, DW A History of Western Philosophy New York: Viking, 1987 Honderich, Todd et al., eds. Studies in pre-Socratic philosophy. Vol 2. Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Hamilton Press, 1975. Luce, JV An Introduction to Greek Philosophy. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1992. McGreal, Ian P.. Great Thinkers of the Western World. New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Starr, Chester. A history of the ancient world. New York: Oxford University Press, 1965