Timeline of Ideas (Superpowers)

This is a distinct but contiguous timeline that details the evolution of scientific and philosophical ideas in the Superpowers ATL.

Country of origin is indicated in parentheses: Roman Empire (IR), Mayan Conglomerate (MC), Tawatinsuyu (TS), Mongolia /China (CH), or Arab World (AW). Only original discoveries are mentioned; the spread of ideas will be left to the readers imagination.

Dates prior to the common era are inaccurate and highly imprecise. It is best to accept a range of 20 years around the given date.

Before the Common Era

 * ~585 - Thales of Miletus hypothesizes water as the unique element of matter
 * ~500 - Heraclitus of Ephesus hypothesizes that the world is in eternal flux, fundamentally made of fire
 * ~500 - Parmenides hypothesizes that the world is One being and a void (vacuum) is impossible
 * ~450 - Zeno of Elea states his paradoxes of motion, the first arguments by reductio ad absurdum
 * ~400 - Proposal of Platonic Idealism: reality is Ideas (Forms) and our perceptions are shadows of them
 * ~400 - Knowledge is purported to be justified true belief (JTB)
 * ~400 - Plato recommends states be ruled by philosopher-kings, wise leaders
 * ~400 - Socrates develops the dialectical method of investigation
 * ~380 - Founding of the Academy in Athens