While the Persian made many contributions to Western Civilization their greatest legacy arguably lies with the religion of Zoroastrianism – one of the earliest attempts at monotheism and the dualism of good and evil as forces in nature. The Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – have all placed considerable emphasis on these notions within their respective theological philosophies
The
Milesian thinker and mathematician Thales is considered to be one of the
fathers of the Western Philosophical tradition. Why is that? While many of his
contemporaries were running around blaming natural events on the ongoing strife
of the gods Thales believed that such phenomena could be BEST understood by
rationally unravelling the structure of matter that he believed was centred
around water as the originating principle. In doing so Thales helped take
explanation beyond the scope of the supernatural and so galvanized the earliest
school of philosophy named after the Ionian City in which he resided (Miletus).
If ever
you wish to reflect on the Brilliance of Western Civilization look no further
than the great cathedrals that define Gothic Architecture. Majestic, tall and
inspiring these incredible buildings revolutionized our collective heritage
with a unique fusion of science, design, artistic flair and constructive
brilliance. Gothic Architecture continued the tradition of representing a
celestial paradise on Earth.
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