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Which Greek philosopher explained that water is the essence of all matter, and how do we know about his teachings? (1 point)

Themistocles; He wrote many books about his teachings.
Thales; We know about his teachings from the writings of Herodotus.
Solon; We know about his teachings from the library at Alexandria.
Plato; Homer wrote about his teachings in the Iliad.

Answer 1

Thales of Miletus, (born c. 624–620 bce—died c. 548–545 bce), philosopher renowned as one of the legendary Seven Wise Men, or Sophoi, of antiquity. He is remembered primarily for his cosmology based on water as the essence of all matter, with Earth a flat disk floating on a vast sea. hope it helps ; )

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