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Devin's Week 2 Response In the piece by professor Fowler entitled, Early Greek Science: Thales to Plato, he chronicles the history of science in early Greece. Fowler touches on early math, namely geometry as well, and it appears that he wants to praise the Greeks for their early and advanced achievements. It is certain that the Greeks deserve to be exalted for almost discovering science, but the manner in which Fowler describes their achievements is slightly misleading. Fowler makes it seem that the Greeks were ahead of their time, by looking at and observing nature. Though, looking at and observing nature and one’s surroundings is a key aspect of science, but it is ultimately the only aspect of science. we use science to describe phenomena in nature and in everyday life. Every science known to man is based on observation. Fowler makes it seem like the Greeks were the first to observe nature and think about what was going on around them. Observation and knowing what is around you are basic keys to survival. Prehistoric man had to assess his surroundings in order to know where to hunt, what to eat, basically how to survive.