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  • 131Ionians (The) — The Ionians Malcolm Schofield THALES AND OTHERS The Greeks agreed that philosophy had begun with Thales. However they did not know much about his views.1 What survives is mostly a potent legend. Herodotus tells stories of his practical ingenuity …

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  • 132reverse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. antithesis, converse, opposite; misfortune, setback, comedown, defeat; tail, back (of coin), about face, right about. See opposition. v. t. transpose, invert, evert, turn around; back; revoke, annul,… …

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