Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Varous

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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.

Episode Date
01 – Anaxagoras of Klazomenai
Jan 02, 2024
02 – Anaximander of Miletos
Jan 01, 2024
03 – Anaximenes of Miletos
Dec 31, 2023
04 – Empedocles of Agrigentum
Dec 30, 2023
05 – Heraclitus
Dec 29, 2023
06 – Parmenides of Elea
Dec 28, 2023
07 – Pythagoras of Samos and the pythagoreans
Dec 27, 2023
08 – Thales of Miletos
Dec 26, 2023
09 – Xenophanes of Kolophon
Dec 25, 2023
10 – Zeno of Elea
Dec 24, 2023