The Pre-Socratic Philosophers chart compares each of the major pre-Socratic philosophers regarding their views of the arche, kinesis, kosmos, and psyche. The chart is illustrated with a bust of the first in the list of philosophers: Thales.

Philosophers

1. Thales of Miletus, 624–546 BCE
2. Anaximander of Miletus, 610–546
3. Anaximenes of Miletus, 570–510
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4. Pythagoras of Samos-Croton, 582–497
5. Heraclitus of Ephesus, 535–475
6. Xenophanes of Colophon-Elea, 570–475
7. Parmenides of Elea, 515–445
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8. Empedocles of Akragas (Agrigentum), 495–435
9. Anaxagoras of Clazomenae-Athens, 500–428
10. Democritus of Abdera, 460–370

For PDF, color coding distinguishes philosophers of Ionia and the Aegean, philosophers of the West and Magna Graecia, and philosophers of Athens.