Empedocles (l. c. 484-424 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mystic whose work harmonized the philosophies of Parmenides (l. c. 485 BCE), Heraclitus (l. c. 500 BCE), and Pythagoras (l. c. 571 to c. 497 BCE) in presenting a unified vision of unchanging reality in which change was possible. He is the first to synthesize the Pre-Socratic philosophical systems.
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c. 484 BCE - c. 424 BCELife of Presocratic Philosopher Empedocles who first synthesized early Greek Philosophy.
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c. 450 BCEEmpedocles suggests that all things are made from combinations of the four elements; earth, fire, water and air.
