Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Dictionary of Islamic Philosophical Terms Thaa Thalis al-Malti Thales of Miletus (c. 640-c. 546 B.C.): Greek philosopher and scientist; recognised as the founder of Greek philosophy or first who made name as a philosopher, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. In philosophy he taught that water was the ultimate stuff of all things. Thamistiyus Themistius (334 C.E.): Greek philosopher and teacher.
He gained fame as the author of paraphrases of a number of Aristotle’s works. His paraphrase of Aristotle’s Metaphysics, Book A was translated into Arabic in the 9th century C.E. Tha’ufarustus Theophrastus (370 -287 B.C.): faithful disciple and friend of Aristotle (Aristatalis, q.v.). Known to Muslim scholars for his work on botany. Tha’un Theon of Alexandria: Greek astronomer and mathematician of 4th century C.E.; teacher at the Museum of Alexandria; editor of Euclid’s Elements.
It was believed that Euclid (Uqlidis, q.v.) had merely stated his geometrical propositions while Theon had proved them. Al-Kindi read the Elements, for example, through Theon’s resension of it. Previous Next