The first person who devoted himself to philosophy was
Ídrís. Thus was he named. Some called him also Hermes. In every tongue he hath
a special name. He it is who hath set forth in every branch of philosophy
thorough and convincing statements. After him Bálinus derived his knowledge and
sciences from the Hermetic Tablets and most of the philosophers who followed
him made their philosophical and scientific discoveries from his words and
statements...
- Baha’u’llah (Footnotes in ‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after
the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
