Introducing History of Ancient Greek Philosophy In Verse .

Friends, I present to you the very edifice of Western Philosophy in Verse, dating back over two thousand five hundred years of History! Based on my painstaking research work because of my love for Philosophy! And while doing so, I tried to make the complex areas simple, as I tried to put it in rhyme, without sacrificing authenticity; and also keeping in mind brevity! All copyrights are reserved by me . Introducing History Of Ancient Philosophy In Verse By Raj Nandy Pre – Socratic Period : Introduction Man is born as a thinking being, With an inborn quest for knowledge and its endless thirst; Which gave rise to his intuitive and speculative thoughts, In an effort to quench his intellectual lust! Thus ‘philosophia’, – Greek for ‘love of wisdom’, - In ancient Greece took its birth! To seek the real behind the apparent, The substance behind the shadow; For all things on this planet earth, Became the endeavor behind all his thoughts and speculations; And those ancient Greeks led the way - towards this noble deliberation! The Ionians Or Milesian Philosophers : In the sixth century before Christ was born, Came the Ionian or Milesian philosophers, - as they were called. To delve at truth both simple and pure, And to find answers to questions that should endure! They were no longer satisfied with mythical and superstitious explanations; And tried to delve into things using reasonable speculations! They all pondered on a single substance called the ‘arche’, From which all things derived, and was perhaps the original reality! They also deliberated on the problems of identity and change, And how all things in nature rearranged! Thales Of Miletius : During sixth century BC, on the western coast of present day Turkey, In the thriving Greek colony of Miletus, Was born the Father of Greek Philosophy! He was Thales, regarded as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greek History! He broke the shackles of all mythical and superstitious speculations, And liberated Greek minds for proper philosophic deliberations! He declared ‘water’ to be the ‘arche’ of all creation! Water was that single substance from which all things derived; And with time, into which all things would finally subside! (To be continued .) -----------------------------------------------------