PPT Slide
Ancient & Medieval Philosophy -- David L. Rouse
- Miletus was a city on the shore of what is now Turkey. Sited near the mouth of the Maender (Menderes) River and with four harbors, it was an important trading city.
- The Milesians sent ships throughout the Mediterranean and even into the Atlantic. These trading adventures may have contributed to the Milesian philosophers' interest in the natural world and to the break with religion as the explanation of the world.