Empédocles (jan 1, 490 BC – jan 1, 430 BC)
Description:
Empedocles was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Akragas, a Greek city in Sicily. Empedocles' philosophy is best known for originating the cosmogenic theory of the four classical elements. He also proposed forces he called Love and Strife which would mix and separate the elements, respectively.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 490 BC
jan 1, 430 BC
~ 60 years