Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Varous
Philosophy Podcasts
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.
Location:
United States
Description:
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.
Language:
English
01 – Anaxagoras of Klazomenai
Duration:00:11:13
02 – Anaximander of Miletos
Duration:00:06:17
03 – Anaximenes of Miletos
Duration:00:09:42
04 – Empedocles of Agrigentum
Duration:00:30:43
05 – Heraclitus
Duration:00:27:21
06 – Parmenides of Elea
Duration:00:13:14
07 – Pythagoras of Samos and the pythagoreans
Duration:00:42:31
08 – Thales of Miletos
Duration:00:18:19
09 – Xenophanes of Kolophon
Duration:00:24:15
10 – Zeno of Elea
Duration:00:04:52