Zera Yacob

[The alchemist]

Zera Yacob was a 17th-century philosopher from Axum. Some of his rationalist views predated similar ideas from the enlightenment period while living in an environment that didn't facilitate such thought, also arriving at conclusions already established before him, independently – all this while living in a cave for two years.

This doesn't go into all of his philosophy, but it's some of it:

https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/uram.22.3.172

 

[Aurelian]

Zera Yacob was a 17th-century philosopher from Axum. Some of his rationalist views predated similar ideas from the enlightenment period while living in an environment that didn't facilitate such thought, also arriving at conclusions already established before him, independently – all this while living in a cave for two years.

This doesn't go into all of his philosophy, but it's some of it:

https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/uram.22.3.172

Thanks for sharing

 

[Sophisticate]

It seems interesting. I came across this on YT.

 

[__08]

Zera Yacob was a 17th-century philosopher from Axum. Some of his rationalist views predated similar ideas from the enlightenment period while living in an environment that didn't facilitate such thought, also arriving at conclusions already established before him, independently – all this while living in a cave for two years.

This doesn't go into all of his philosophy, but it's some of it:

https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/uram.22.3.172

Interesting. So culture vulture’s since forever.

 

[The alchemist]

Interesting. So culture vulture’s since forever.

Not really. The similarities came from different authentic origins. Like how Leibniz and Newton both invented calculus independently.

 

[Sophisticate]

Interesting. So culture vulture’s since forever.

Not necessarily. Its possible for individuals to arrive at similar insights or even discoveries without any contact with each other. I think they call this phenomenon "multiple independent discovery."

 

[__08]

Not necessarily. Its possible for individuals to arrive at similar insights or even discoveries without any contact with each other. I think they call this phenomenon "multiple independent discovery."

Yeah very possible. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[__08]

Not really. The similarities came from different authentic origins. Like how Leibniz and Newton both invented calculus independently.

Ahhh that makes sense. Lol I thought they went to the cave and copied my bad.