• Thales : the origin of all matter is water
= Thales believed that the Earth floats on water and all things come to be from water.
= that the earth rests on water (He explained his theory by said that the earth is at rest because it is of the nature of wood and similar substances which have the capacity to float on water, although not on air).
= the water is forever
Heraclitus : everything changing
Dao (Daoism) : can be swirling within itself. Such motion is all around in nature. (the movement of water, clouds and wind)
Human knowledge : (education) :
*. Socrates ( education) : never wrote a word of his knowledge. Plato was the one who basically put Socrates' dialogue into words. Socrates' educational teachings were brought through by a form called dialogue. Through this Socrates gave knowledge without really teaching it. Socrates never considered himself a teacher, and when he shared the information he knew, he never thought he was teaching the information. Socrates knew his limitations, and this was explained by him that an educated person is described to know his limitations. He in his own right believed he was highly educated. His definition of a form education is dialogue, a back and forth linguistic motion between speakers, to uncover the truth. Socrates therefore believes that he can teach merely by asking the right questions. Human knowledge of these truths is based on experience.
Plato and Socrates ,They can explain that individuals were naturally born with all knowledge—because they recollect what they already know.
* Confucius : hear much, select what is good, and follow it.
= we can learn from books, objects, or people, followed by reflection.
= that society starts with the individual, and that one must first develop oneself, to develop one's family. The family serves as a model for the community, the community as a model for the state, the state as a model for the