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Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Varous

Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Varous

10 episodes

The Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers, that is, the philosopher-scientists who lived before or contemporaneously to Socrates, were the first men in the Western world to establish a line of inquiry regarding the natural phenomena that rejected the traditional religious explanations and searched for rational explanations. Even though they do not form a school of thought, they can be considered the fathers of philosophy and many other sciences as we have them now. None of their works is extant, so, in this collection, we present the textual fragments, when existing, of ten Pre-Socratic philosopher-scientists, and quotations and testimonials about them left by later authors. Texts collected by Leni.

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01 – Anaxagoras of Klazomenai

Published: Jan. 2, 2023, midnight
Duration: 11 minutes 13 seconds

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02 – Anaximander of Miletos

Published: Jan. 1, 2023, midnight
Duration: 6 minutes 17 seconds

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03 – Anaximenes of Miletos

Published: Dec. 31, 2022, midnight
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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04 – Empedocles of Agrigentum

Published: Dec. 30, 2022, midnight
Duration: 30 minutes 43 seconds

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05 – Heraclitus

Published: Dec. 29, 2022, midnight
Duration: 27 minutes 21 seconds

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06 – Parmenides of Elea

Published: Dec. 28, 2022, midnight
Duration: 13 minutes 14 seconds

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07 – Pythagoras of Samos and the pythagoreans

Published: Dec. 27, 2022, midnight
Duration: 42 minutes 31 seconds

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08 – Thales of Miletos

Published: Dec. 26, 2022, midnight
Duration: 18 minutes 19 seconds

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09 – Xenophanes of Kolophon

Published: Dec. 25, 2022, midnight
Duration: 24 minutes 15 seconds

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10 – Zeno of Elea

Published: Dec. 24, 2022, midnight
Duration: 4 minutes 52 seconds

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