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As part of my "Introduction to Plato" threads, the first on the inaugural dialogue of Euthyphro will be coming out later today. Watch as Socrates questions a holy man on his not quite so divine understanding of divinity, and demonstrates his elenchus method.
November 25, 2024 at 3:35 AM
As part of my "Introduction to Plato" threads, the first on the inaugural dialogue of Euthyphro will be coming out later today. Watch as Socrates questions a holy man on his not quite so divine understanding of divinity, and demonstrates his elenchus method.
The next thread will probably take a break from pre-socratic philosophy to talk about Plato.
Specifically I plan on doing a succinct 'intro to Plato' that goes through successively his Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno & Phaedo. (Phaedo will probably be a two-parter)
Specifically I plan on doing a succinct 'intro to Plato' that goes through successively his Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno & Phaedo. (Phaedo will probably be a two-parter)
November 23, 2024 at 4:38 PM
The next thread will probably take a break from pre-socratic philosophy to talk about Plato.
Specifically I plan on doing a succinct 'intro to Plato' that goes through successively his Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno & Phaedo. (Phaedo will probably be a two-parter)
Specifically I plan on doing a succinct 'intro to Plato' that goes through successively his Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno & Phaedo. (Phaedo will probably be a two-parter)
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November 23, 2024 at 3:14 AM
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Now we shall move on to the mathematici. They were of much stronger thought it appears though due to the secrecy of their sects explanations for why they thought that way are scarce, and produced one notable - Philolaus, whom we shall next address.
November 23, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Now we shall move on to the mathematici. They were of much stronger thought it appears though due to the secrecy of their sects explanations for why they thought that way are scarce, and produced one notable - Philolaus, whom we shall next address.
THE PYTHAGOREANS:
Pythagoras is one of the most recognisable names in history but most of his life is shrouded in mystery - and no he didn't invent THAT theorem.
Here we take a look at the man himself, and the religious cults of the acusmatici and mathematici which descended from him.
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Pythagoras is one of the most recognisable names in history but most of his life is shrouded in mystery - and no he didn't invent THAT theorem.
Here we take a look at the man himself, and the religious cults of the acusmatici and mathematici which descended from him.
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November 23, 2024 at 3:14 AM
THE PYTHAGOREANS:
Pythagoras is one of the most recognisable names in history but most of his life is shrouded in mystery - and no he didn't invent THAT theorem.
Here we take a look at the man himself, and the religious cults of the acusmatici and mathematici which descended from him.
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Pythagoras is one of the most recognisable names in history but most of his life is shrouded in mystery - and no he didn't invent THAT theorem.
Here we take a look at the man himself, and the religious cults of the acusmatici and mathematici which descended from him.
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(Depicted: Anaximander)
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(Depicted: Anaximander)
November 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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(Depicted: Anaximander)
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(Depicted: Anaximander)
Now let us speak briefly of the last Milesian philosopher: Anaximenes
Anaximenes of Miletus, student and successor to Anaximander, attempted to improve upon his predecessor for suggesting that the apeiron is air.
Anaximenes of Miletus, student and successor to Anaximander, attempted to improve upon his predecessor for suggesting that the apeiron is air.
November 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Now let us speak briefly of the last Milesian philosopher: Anaximenes
Anaximenes of Miletus, student and successor to Anaximander, attempted to improve upon his predecessor for suggesting that the apeiron is air.
Anaximenes of Miletus, student and successor to Anaximander, attempted to improve upon his predecessor for suggesting that the apeiron is air.
Now what of his more relevant successors?
“Anaximander of Miletus, a pupil of Thales, was the first to try to draw the inhabited world on a tablet; after him, Hecataeus of Miletus, a great traveller, made it more accurate so that the thing was greatly admired.”
[Geography I-i, Agathemerus]
“Anaximander of Miletus, a pupil of Thales, was the first to try to draw the inhabited world on a tablet; after him, Hecataeus of Miletus, a great traveller, made it more accurate so that the thing was greatly admired.”
[Geography I-i, Agathemerus]
November 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Now what of his more relevant successors?
“Anaximander of Miletus, a pupil of Thales, was the first to try to draw the inhabited world on a tablet; after him, Hecataeus of Miletus, a great traveller, made it more accurate so that the thing was greatly admired.”
[Geography I-i, Agathemerus]
“Anaximander of Miletus, a pupil of Thales, was the first to try to draw the inhabited world on a tablet; after him, Hecataeus of Miletus, a great traveller, made it more accurate so that the thing was greatly admired.”
[Geography I-i, Agathemerus]
The Milesians then - so named for their town of origin, Miletus, were the first philosophers. Beginning first with Thales of Miletus, who we shall examine first:
November 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM
The Milesians then - so named for their town of origin, Miletus, were the first philosophers. Beginning first with Thales of Miletus, who we shall examine first:
THE FIRST PHILOSOPHERS:
Who were the Milesians? Thales, Anaximander & Anaximenes will forever be immortalised as the first three philosophers.
Here we examine them, their central concept of the first principle or "Arkhe" and the birth of the discipline of philosophy. 🧵
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Who were the Milesians? Thales, Anaximander & Anaximenes will forever be immortalised as the first three philosophers.
Here we examine them, their central concept of the first principle or "Arkhe" and the birth of the discipline of philosophy. 🧵
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November 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM
THE FIRST PHILOSOPHERS:
Who were the Milesians? Thales, Anaximander & Anaximenes will forever be immortalised as the first three philosophers.
Here we examine them, their central concept of the first principle or "Arkhe" and the birth of the discipline of philosophy. 🧵
》》》
Who were the Milesians? Thales, Anaximander & Anaximenes will forever be immortalised as the first three philosophers.
Here we examine them, their central concept of the first principle or "Arkhe" and the birth of the discipline of philosophy. 🧵
》》》
Upcoming thread post about the Milesian School which saw the first philosophers in history and the concept of the first principle or "Arkhe."
November 19, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Upcoming thread post about the Milesian School which saw the first philosophers in history and the concept of the first principle or "Arkhe."
Despite this, his claims were groundbreaking for the time and represented a seismic shift in epistemology with the distinction of knowledge and belief.
With that we come to a close for Xenophanes. He believed too that the arkhe, was water and earth, which I will address in a targeted arkhe post.
With that we come to a close for Xenophanes. He believed too that the arkhe, was water and earth, which I will address in a targeted arkhe post.
November 18, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Despite this, his claims were groundbreaking for the time and represented a seismic shift in epistemology with the distinction of knowledge and belief.
With that we come to a close for Xenophanes. He believed too that the arkhe, was water and earth, which I will address in a targeted arkhe post.
With that we come to a close for Xenophanes. He believed too that the arkhe, was water and earth, which I will address in a targeted arkhe post.
Good job on making it to the end of that!!
Now we shall address his claims!
Now we shall address his claims!
November 18, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Good job on making it to the end of that!!
Now we shall address his claims!
Now we shall address his claims!
Who was the poet-philosopher and the first Skeptic, Xenophanes of Colophon?
A visionary and among the first to seek "scientific" explanations without the use of divine or mythical interpretations, and the first to distinguish between knowledge and belief. 🧵
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A visionary and among the first to seek "scientific" explanations without the use of divine or mythical interpretations, and the first to distinguish between knowledge and belief. 🧵
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November 18, 2024 at 5:43 AM
Who was the poet-philosopher and the first Skeptic, Xenophanes of Colophon?
A visionary and among the first to seek "scientific" explanations without the use of divine or mythical interpretations, and the first to distinguish between knowledge and belief. 🧵
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A visionary and among the first to seek "scientific" explanations without the use of divine or mythical interpretations, and the first to distinguish between knowledge and belief. 🧵
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Upcoming thread post about the pre-Socratic thinker, famed poet and the first Skeptic - Xenophanes of Colophon!
November 18, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Upcoming thread post about the pre-Socratic thinker, famed poet and the first Skeptic - Xenophanes of Colophon!
Finally, we see here that he did apparently believe in an afterlife, as is unsurprising for a Dualist.
Thus concludes our brief look at the thought of Heraclitus of Ephesus! His thought would go on to contribute to the titans of Hegel and Marx, leading to the present day.
Thus concludes our brief look at the thought of Heraclitus of Ephesus! His thought would go on to contribute to the titans of Hegel and Marx, leading to the present day.
November 17, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Finally, we see here that he did apparently believe in an afterlife, as is unsurprising for a Dualist.
Thus concludes our brief look at the thought of Heraclitus of Ephesus! His thought would go on to contribute to the titans of Hegel and Marx, leading to the present day.
Thus concludes our brief look at the thought of Heraclitus of Ephesus! His thought would go on to contribute to the titans of Hegel and Marx, leading to the present day.
Heraclitus also appears to have believed in a form of Dualism, having separated the soul and the body, the incorporeal from the corporeal, the divine from the mundane. This represents a sharp break from the monism of all earlier thinkers. (Thales, Anaximander, Xenophanes etc.)
November 17, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Heraclitus also appears to have believed in a form of Dualism, having separated the soul and the body, the incorporeal from the corporeal, the divine from the mundane. This represents a sharp break from the monism of all earlier thinkers. (Thales, Anaximander, Xenophanes etc.)
However dialectics were not his only contribution!
His epistemology held that innate knowledge exists, and the superiority of divine inquiry to the mundane.
As seen here:
His epistemology held that innate knowledge exists, and the superiority of divine inquiry to the mundane.
As seen here:
November 17, 2024 at 5:15 AM
However dialectics were not his only contribution!
His epistemology held that innate knowledge exists, and the superiority of divine inquiry to the mundane.
As seen here:
His epistemology held that innate knowledge exists, and the superiority of divine inquiry to the mundane.
As seen here:
His famous primary contribution is the Heraclitean dialectic, which we will discuss first.
“Heraclitus says somewhere that everything moves and nothing rests; and, comparing what exists to a river, he says that you would not step twice into the same river.”
[Cratylus 402a, Plato]
“Heraclitus says somewhere that everything moves and nothing rests; and, comparing what exists to a river, he says that you would not step twice into the same river.”
[Cratylus 402a, Plato]
November 17, 2024 at 5:06 AM
His famous primary contribution is the Heraclitean dialectic, which we will discuss first.
“Heraclitus says somewhere that everything moves and nothing rests; and, comparing what exists to a river, he says that you would not step twice into the same river.”
[Cratylus 402a, Plato]
“Heraclitus says somewhere that everything moves and nothing rests; and, comparing what exists to a river, he says that you would not step twice into the same river.”
[Cratylus 402a, Plato]
Who was the famed Heraclitus "the Obscure" of Ephesus?
In this inaugural thread, I will present an overview of a thinker so great that Socrates himself proclaimed that it would take a "Delian diver" to understand his depth.🧵
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[Heraclitus the Weeping Philosopher - Spanish School c. 1630]
In this inaugural thread, I will present an overview of a thinker so great that Socrates himself proclaimed that it would take a "Delian diver" to understand his depth.🧵
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[Heraclitus the Weeping Philosopher - Spanish School c. 1630]
November 17, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Who was the famed Heraclitus "the Obscure" of Ephesus?
In this inaugural thread, I will present an overview of a thinker so great that Socrates himself proclaimed that it would take a "Delian diver" to understand his depth.🧵
》》》
[Heraclitus the Weeping Philosopher - Spanish School c. 1630]
In this inaugural thread, I will present an overview of a thinker so great that Socrates himself proclaimed that it would take a "Delian diver" to understand his depth.🧵
》》》
[Heraclitus the Weeping Philosopher - Spanish School c. 1630]
The answers of Marx and Engels themselves.
November 17, 2024 at 2:15 AM
The answers of Marx and Engels themselves.