Kapila was the earliest exponent of the

Kapila is revered as the legendary founder and earliest exponent of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy. Samkhya is one of the six orthodox (astika) schools of Indian philosophy and presents a dualistic worldview of purusha (consciousness) and prakriti (matter). While the Samkhya Karika by Ishvarakrishna is the earliest surviving text, the tradition recognizes Kapila as the original systematizer.