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Academy of ideas - the Presocratics Lecture 1 - Introduction to the Presocratics

In this lecture we introduce the Presocratics, discover why they deserve our attention, and investigate the difference between mythology and philosophy.

duration 12:57 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkMAx04jDx0&list=PLAYxecbGotUzdE4F5IMBgxN2o-biiRjGi

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Arthur Holmes - The Beginning of Greek Philosophy

Theology, Philosophy and Science

Published on Jan 2, 2014

Christian scholar and philosopher Arthur Holmes speaks on the history of philosophy. Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-0zpu2toena49fxDoMqtE_vfMoHPSEFs

duration 49:13 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4fVRiJtubY

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Arthur Holmes - The Moral Universe in the Pre-Socractics

Theology, Philosophy and Science

Published on Jan 2, 2014

Christian scholar and philosopher Arthur Holmes speaks on the history of philosophy. Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-0zpu2toena49fxDoMqtE_vfMoHPSEFs

duration 1:03:16 hours

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfibiuduKnA&list=PL-0zpu2toena49fxDoMqtE_vfMoHPSEFs&index=2

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The Ionians (Thales of Miletus, Anaximander of Miletus, Anaximenes of Miletus, Xenophanes, Heraclitus)

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Thales of Miletus

Θαλής ο Μιλήσιος

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Anaximander of Miletus

Αναξίμανδρος ο Μιλήσιος

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Anaximenes of Miletus

Αναξιμένης ο Μιλήσιος

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 1 - Everything is Full of Gods: Thales

In this episode, Peter Adamson of King's College London introduces the podcast as a whole, and the thought of the early Greek philosophers called the Presocratics. He also discusses the first Presocratic philosopher, Thales of Miletus.

duration 22:03 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/thales

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 2 - Infinity and Beyond: Anaximander and Anaximenes

Peter discusses two very early Greek philosophers, both from Miletus: Anaximander and Anaximenes.

duration 18:28 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/anaximander-anaximenes

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Academy of ideas - the Presocratics Lecture 2 - The Milesians - Introduction to Thales, Anaximenes, and Anaximander

In this lecture we investigate the ideas of the first three Presocratics, who are referred to as the Milesians: Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes. In particular, we will explain how they were in search of the arche, or the underlying source and origin of the world. Furthermore, we will show how the Milesians were engaged in the same search which modern theoretical physicists are engaged in today.

duration 12:42 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyUWeoPc1wg

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MrSkypelessons - Philosophy 1 THALES

MrSkypelessons

Published on Oct 11, 2013

Some of the ideas of Thales, 'the first philosopher', are introduced and several questions are open for debate. This is the first of a course of videos dealing with presocratic philosophy

1) How many types of stuff is the universe made of? What are they and what is their relationship?

2) What is the mechanism or driving force, behind magnetic and electrostatic attraction? Is it the same for gravity?

3) Is everything in the universe connected?

4) Is there a difference between the living and the dead? What is it?

duration 11:13 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0qADHLAbUE&list=PLEHBbj8NPA2yDV6RcdCy_qN_T1aQX-CAy

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MrSkypelessons - Philosophy 2 ANAXIMANDER

MrSkypelessons

Published on Nov 3, 2013

Some of the ideas of Anaximander, 'the Father of Cosmology', are introduced in this philosophy lesson and several questions are open for debate. The level is upper intermediate.

1) Where does everything come from, and where does it go to?

2) Do you believe in many worlds? In what way?

3) Do you believe in Darwin's theory of evolution? What do you think about other scientific theories like The Big Bang, or Black Holes, or Dark Matter?

4) Are we all born imperfect? Is our death a way of expiating our guilt?

5) What do you think are the limits of Science or Philosophy? How would you define them?

More lessons and quizzes on my blog

http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog

More lessons on tenses here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTEvy... (ELEMENTARY)

and here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXtwq... (INTERMEDIATE)

duration 11:13 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyUWeoPc1wg

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Xenophanes of Colophon

Ξενοφάνης ο Κολοφώνιος

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 3 - Created In Our Image: Xenophanes Against Greek Religion

In this episode, Peter talks about the Greek gods in Homer and Hesiod, and the criticism of the poets by the Presocratic philosopher Xenophanes.

duration 19:18 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/xenophanes

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02-0-16 Xenophanes - Rich Legum - Classical Philosophy Course

duration 4:07 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrBsOHm1iI

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Michael Pierce

History of Western Philosophy: 3. Religion Philosophized: Xenophanes and Pythagoras

duration 15:50 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNTplMZYpSs

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Heraclitus of Ephesus

Ηράκλειτος ο Εφέσιος

Bramante, Heraclitus of Ephesus and Democritus of Abdera

Bramante, Ηράκλειτος ο Εφέσιος και Δημόκριτος ο Αβδηρίτης

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 5 - Old Man River: Heraclitus

Peter discusses the Pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus, and tries to discover whether it's possible to step into the same river twice.

duration 18:36 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/heraclitus

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 6 - MM McCabe on Heraclitus

Peter's colleague Professor MM McCabe joins him in the first interview of the series of podcasts, to talk about Heraclitus.

duration 20:53 minutes

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Academy of ideas - the Presocratics Lecture 3 - Introduction to Heraclitus

In this lecture we will learn about the life of Heraclitus, and his three main intertwined ideas:

1) everything is in flux,

2) the world is an ever living fire, and

3) war is the father of all.

duration 11:58 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9CLktqAj9U

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MrSkypelessons - Philosophy 3 HERACLITUS

MrSkypelessons

Published on Nov 17, 2013

Some of the ideas of Heraclitus, 'the weeping philosopher', are introduced and several questions are open for debate.

1) Are space and time similar? What are their differences (if any)?

2) Do you consider space and/or time to be unlimited?

3) Do you consider the past or future to be unreal?

4) Do you think the universe is fair?

5) Is conflict necessary?

6) Is Heraclitus a monist or a dualist?

The whole Presocratic Philosophy course can be found here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0qAD...

English lessons are here

http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog/

duration 12:09 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyUWeoPc1wg

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In Our Time - Heraclitus - as a PODCAST

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus. Writing in the 5th century BC, Heraclitus believed that everything is constantly changing or, as he put it, in flux. He expressed this thought in a famous epigram: "No man ever steps into the same river twice." Heraclitus is often considered an enigmatic thinker, and much of his work is complex and puzzling. He was critical of the poets Homer and Hesiod, whom he considered to be ignorant, and accused the mathematician Pythagoras (who may have been his contemporary) of making things up. Heraclitus despaired of men's folly, and in his work constantly strove to encourage people to consider matters from alternative perspectives. Donkeys prefer rubbish to gold, he observed, pointing out that the same thing can have different meanings to different people.Unlike most of his contemporaries he was not associated with a particular school or disciplinary approach, although he did have his followers. At times a rationalist, at others a mystic, Heraclitus is an intriguing figure who influenced major later philosophers and movements such as Plato and the Stoics.With:Angie HobbsAssociate Professor of Philosophy and Senior Fellow in the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of WarwickPeter AdamsonProfessor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King's College LondonJames WarrenSenior Lecturer in Classics and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge.

Producer: Natalia Fernandez.

duration 43:00 minutes

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b017x3p4

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In Our Time - Heraclitus (500 BC) - as a YOUTUBE VIDEO

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Published on Jul 7, 2013

A Greek philosopher of Ephesus (near modern Kuşadası, Turkey) who was active around 500 BCE.

This world-order [kosmos], the same of all, no god nor man did create, but it ever was and is and will be: everliving fire, kindling in measures and being quenched in measures.

Heraclitus, I believe, says that all things pass and nothing stays, and comparing existing things to the flow of a river, he says you could not step twice into the same river.

Although his words are meant to provide concrete vicarious encounters with the world, Heraclitus adheres to some abstract principles which govern the world. Already in antiquity he was famous for advocating the coincidence of opposites, the flux doctrine, and his view that fire is the source and nature of all things.

Unlike most other early philosophers, Heraclitus is usually seen as independent of the several schools and movements later students (somewhat anachronistically) assigned to the ancients, and he himself implies that he is self-taught (B101). He has been variously judged by ancient and modern commentators to be a material monist or a process philosopher; a scientific cosmologist, a metaphysician, or a mainly religious thinker; an empiricist, a rationalist, or a mystic; a conventional thinker or a revolutionary; a developer of logic or one who denied the law of non-contradiction; the first genuine philosopher or an anti-intellectual obscurantist. No doubt the sage of Ephesus will continue to remain controversial and difficult to interpret, but scholars have made significant progress in understanding and appreciating his work.

duration 41:46 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W80ToU1tvpI

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History of Western Philosophy: 4. Eternal Flux, Eternal Logos: Heraclitus

Michael Pierce

Published on Aug 20, 2015

duration 11:17

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Archytas of Tarantum

Αρχύτας ο Ταραντίνος

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Alcmaeon of Croton

Αλκμαίων ο Κροτωνιάτης

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Fyodor Bronnikov, Pythagoreans' Hymn to the Rising Sun, 1869.

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 4 - The Man With The Golden Thigh: Pythagoras

Peter discusses the Pre-Socratic philosopher Pythagoras, as well as Pythagoreanism and the role of mathematics in ancient philosophy.

duration 19:42 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/pythagoras

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Pythagoras

In Our Time

Melvyn Bragg and guests Serafina Cuomo, John O'Connor and Ian Stewart discuss the ideas and influence of the Greek mathematician Pythagoras and his followers, the Pythagoreans.The Ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras is probably best known for the theorem concerning right-angled triangles that bears his name. However, it is not certain that he actually developed this idea; indeed, some scholars have questioned not only his true intellectual achievements, but whether he ever existed. We do know that a group of people who said they were followers of his - the Pythagoreans - emerged around the fifth century BC. Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss what we do and don't know about this legendary figure and his followers, and explore the ideas associated with them. Some Pythagoreans, such as Philolaus and Archytas, were major mathematical figures in their own right. The central Pythagorean idea was that number had the capacity to explain the truths of the world. This was as much a mystical belief as a mathematical one, encompassing numerological notions about the 'character' of specific numbers. Moreover, the Pythagoreans lived in accordance with a bizarre code which dictated everything from what they could eat to how they should wash. Nonetheless, Pythagorean ideas, centred on their theory of number, have had a profound impact on Western science and philosophy, from Plato through astronomers like Copernicus to the present day.

Serafina Cuomo is Reader in Roman History at Birkbeck College, University of London;

John O'Connor is Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Saint Andrews;

Ian Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick.

duration 41:26 minutes

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b00p693b

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- The Eleatic School (Parmenides of Elea, Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos)

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Parmenides of Elea

Παρμενίδης ο Ελεάτης

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Zeno of Elea

Ζήνων ο Ελεάτης

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Zeno Achilles Paradox Zeno Arrow Paradox

Zeno Dichotomy Paradox Zeno Moving Rows Paradox

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Melissus of Samos

Μέλισσος ο Σάμιος

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 7 - The Road Less Traveled: Parmenides

Peter discusses the "father of metaphysics," Parmenides, and his argument that all being is one.

duration 17:43 minutes

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 8 - You Can't Get There From Here: Zeno and Melissus

The paradoxes of Zeno and the arguments of Melissus develop the ideas of Parmenides and defend his Eleatic monism.

duration 17:59 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/zeno_melissus

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Academy of ideas - the Presocratics Lecture 4 - Introduction to Parmenides

In this lecture we will learn about Parmenides, a Presocratic philosopher who concluded that birth, change, motion, and death are illusory.

duration 12:01 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbDW1836TXg

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MrSkypelessons - Philosophy 4 PARMENIDES

MrSkypelessons

Published on Nov 26, 2013

Some of the ideas of Parmenides of Elea are introduced and several questions are open for debate.

1) Do you think we should use the deductive method or inductive method to arrive at truth? If both, what kinds of situations are better for each method?

2) Do you agree that our sense perceptions are unreliable?

3) What do you think about 'empty space' - is it empty? Does it 'exist'?

4) What do you know about Einstein's theories of relativity? Do you find them convincing?

5) Do you think that change is an illusion? Why?

6) How would you answer Zeno's paradox, of 'Achilles and the tortoise'?

The whole Presocratic Philosophy course can be found here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0qAD...

English lessons are here

http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog/

duration 09:53 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbtAw6Srp20

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“Zeno of Elea” – Ancient Philosophy, Video 8

Holy Family Catholic Church

Published on Sep 16, 2014

Is motion really an illusion? In this video, the Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias, pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Austin, Texas, helps listeners to wrap their minds around the ingenious arguments of Zeno!

duration 20:14 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv8Q9s41E5o

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- The Pluralists and the Atomists (Empedocles of Acragas, Anaxagoras of Clazomenes ( or Clazomenae) (or Klazomenai) and Democritus of Abdera ).

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Empedocles of Acragante (Agrigentum)

Εμπεδοκλής ο Ακραγαντίνος απο τον Ακράγαντα (Αγκριτζέντο) της Σικελίας

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Anaxagoras of Clazomenes

Αναξαγόρας από τις Κλαζομενές

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Anaxagoras of Clazomenes and Pericles

Αναξαγόρας από τις Κλαζομενές και Περικλής

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 11 - All You Need is Love, and Five Other Things: Empedocles

Peter discusses the Presocratic philosopher Empedocles and his principles: Love, Strife, and the four “roots,” or elements.

duration 16:59 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/anaxagoras

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 13 - Good Humor Men: the Hippocratics

Early Greek medicine up until Hippocrates, and its relation to Pre-Socratic philosophers like Empedocles.

duration 19:14 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/hippocrates

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Academy of ideas - the Presocratics Lecture 5 - Introduction to Empedocles

In this lecture we discuss Empedocles, the most colorful of all the Presocratics. While Empedocles wrestled with Parmenides’ law against becoming, he also harbored within himself a strong spiritual impulse, and died by hurling himself into the volcanic crater of Mt. Etna, convinced that upon his death he would return to divinity.

duration 13:28 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDNZFkLrR7U

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MrSkypelessons - Philosophy 5 EMPEDOCLES

MrSkypelessons

Published on Dec 12, 2013

Some of the ideas of Empedocles are introduced and several questions are open for debate.

1) Do you agree that 'nothing can come from nothing'?

2) Do you think that atoms are eternal and indestructible? Do you believe that anything in the universe 'has no birth or death'? What?

3) What are the fundamental forces of the universe?

4) Do you believe in a previous golden age? Why? Do you think that things are getting worse? Why?

5) Do yo believe in reincarnation? Why?

6) Are you a vegetarian? What are the arguments for and against being a vegetarian?

7) Do you believe in evolution? Why? Do you consider the passage of time to be teleological (moving forward with some kind of purpose), or do you think things change into different forms through 'pure random chance' (non teleological)

The whole Presocratic Philosophy course can be found here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0qAD...

English lessons are here

http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog/

duration 10:32 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDNGlupltT4

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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 10 - Mind Over Mixture: Anaxagoras

the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter discusses Anaxagoras, focusing on his theory of universal mixture ("everything is in everything") and the role played by mind in Anaxagoras' cosmos.

duration 19:07 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/anaxagoras

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Academy of ideas - the Presocratics Lecture 6 - Introduction to Anaxagoras

In this lecture we discuss Anaxagoras. Specifically, we will investigate his interesting theory of matter which claimed that ‘everything is in everything’, and introduce him as the first philosopher to divide the universe into mind and matter. To conclude we will look at the difference between a teleological and mechanistic view of the universe, and see how Anaxagoras combined these two views in a unique manner.

duration 13:45 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V62XmEvCTo

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MrSkypelessons - Philosophy 6 ANAXAGORAS

MrSkypelessons

Published on Jan 2, 2014

Some of the ideas of Anaxagoras are introduced and several questions are open for debate.

1) Are you a pluralist, or a monist? Why?

2) What are the merits of the idea that 'Everything is in everything'?

3) What is the cause of motion? Is motion something internal to the objects, or does it come from the outside?

4) Is the universe mechanistic, or teleological, or both?

5) Is there a difference between the mind, and the brain? In what ways are mental things different from physical things?

The whole Presocratic Philosophy course can be found here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0qAD...

English lessons are here

http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog/

duration 13:45 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V62XmEvCTo

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Democritus of Abdera

Δημόκριτος ο Αβδηρίτης

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Democritus of Abdera and Heraclitus of Ephesus

Δημόκριτος ο Αβδηρίτης και Ηράκλειτος ο Εφέσιος

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Democritus of Abdera and Protagoras of Abdera

Δημόκριτος ο Αβδηρίτης και Πρωταγόρας ο Αβδηρίτης

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 9 - The Final Cut: Democritus and Leucippus

In this episode Peter discusses the Atomists Democritus and Leucippus, and how they were responding to the ideas of Parmenides and his followers.

duration 18:11 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/democritus-and-leucippus

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Academy of ideas - the Presocratics Lecture 7 - Introduction to Democritus

In this lecture we look at Democritus, the father of the philosophical doctrine known as atomism. Along with investigating his proposal that the universe is composed of atoms and void, we discuss the influence which atomism had on subsequent thinkers, as well as look at Democritus’ epidemiological and ethical ideas.

duration 12:18 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEdAvTMYNRU

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MrSkypelessons - Philosophy 7 DEMOCRITUS

MrSkypelessons

Published on Jan 9, 2014

Some of the ideas of Democritus are introduced and several questions are open for debate.

1) Do you consider yourself an atomist? If yes, what is the smallest, indivisible part?

2) Do you think the universe is teleological, mechanistic, both, or neither?

3) Do you agree that wicked men suffer more than their victims?

4) Do you agree that we should be happy with as little as possible?

5) Do you agree that 'greater desires mean greater lacks'?

6) One of the many great fragments which Democritus left us with is 'he whom all fear, fears all'. Do you agree?

The whole Presocratic Philosophy course can be found here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0qAD...

English lessons are here

http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog/

duration 12:18 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEdAvTMYNRU

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The Atomists

workingklass0

Published on Nov 23, 2012

Chapter Nine from Book One, Part One of Bertrand Russell's "The History Of Western Philosophy" (1945).

duration 23:47 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eiG-dww5pU

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(2) Classical Philosophy (4th century BC)

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- The Sophists (Protagoras, Gorgias, Antiphon, Hippias and Prodicus).

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Democritus (center) and Protagoras (right)

17th century painting by Salvator Rosa

in Hermitage Museum

Protagoras of Abdera

Πρωταγόρας ο Αβδηρίτης

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Gorgias of Leontini in Sicily

Γοργίας ο Λεοντίνος, απο τους Λεοντίνους, της Σικελίας

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 14 - Making the Weaker Argument the Stronger: the Sophists

In this episode, Peter Adamson discusses the sophists, teachers of rhetoric in ancient Athens, looking especially at the contributions of Protagoras and Gorgias.

duration 20:15 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/sophists

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Rhetoric

In Our Time

Melvyn Bragg and guests discusses rhetoric. Gorgias, the great sophist philosopher and master of rhetoric said, "Speech is a powerful lord that with the smallest and most invisible body accomplished most godlike works. It can banish fear and remove grief, and instil pleasure and enhance pity. Divine sweetness transmitted through words is inductive of pleasure and reductive of pain". But for Plato it was a vice, and those like Gorgias who taught rhetoric were teaching the skills of lying in return for money and were a great danger. He warned "this device - be it which it may, art or mere artless empirical knack - must not, if we can help it, strike root in our society".But strike root it did, and there is a rich tradition of philosophers and theologians who have attempted to make sense of it.How did the art of rhetoric develop? What part has it played in philosophy and literature? And does it still deserve the health warning applied so unambiguously by Plato?

With Angie Hobbs, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Warwick;

Thomas Healy, Professor of Renaissance Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London;

Ceri Sullivan, Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Wales, Bangor.

duration 41:43

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/p004y263

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Arthur Holmes - The Greek Sophists

Theology, Philosophy and Science

Published on Jan 18, 2014

Christian scholar and philosopher Arthur Holmes speaks on the history of philosophy. Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-0zpu2toena49fxDoMqtE_vfMoHPSEFs

duration 49:55 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPkf_S6Y-jI&list=PL-0zpu2toena49fxDoMqtE_vfMoHPSEFs&index=3

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- Socrates - Plato - Aristotle

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Socrates

Socrates of Athens

Σωκράτης ο Αθηναίος

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Socrates of Athens and Alcibiades

Σωκράτης ο Αθηναίος και Αλκιβιάδης

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Socrates of Athens and Xanthippe

Σωκράτης ο Αθηναίος και Ξανθίππη

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Socrates of Athens and Plato of Athens or Aegina

Σωκράτης ο Αθηναίος και Πλάτων απο την Αθήνα ή την Αίγινα

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 15 - Socrates without Plato: the Accounts of Aristophanes and Xenophon

In the first of several episodes on Socrates, Peter discusses his portrayals in "The Clouds" of Aristophanes and in the works of the historian Xenophon.

duration 20:24 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/socrates-without-plato

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Socrates Lecture 1:23:14

Michael B Brezinsky

Published on Feb 4, 2014

duration 57:30 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsdKWKNO7Eo

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Michael B Brezinsky - Socrates Lecture Ethics

Michael B Brezinsky

Published on Jun 6, 2014

duration 1:08:46 hours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLAXg8Tg9YQ

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Socrates

In Our Time

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek philosopher Socrates, acknowledged as one of the founders of Western philosophy. Born in 469 BC into the golden age of the city of Athens, he has profoundly influenced philosophy ever since. In fact, his impact is so profound that all the thinkers who went before are simply known as pre-Socratic.In person Socrates was deliberately irritating, he was funny and he was rude; he didn’t like democracy very much and spent quite a lot of time in shoe shops. He claimed he was on a mission from God to educate his fellow Athenians but has left us nothing in his own hand because he refused to write anything down.

With Angie Hobbs, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Warwick University;

David Sedley, Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Cambridge University;

Paul Millett, Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Cambridge.

duration 41:37 minutes

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b007zp21

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Socrates: The Socratic Problem

Academy of Ideas

In this lecture we investigate what is known as the Socratic problem, which is the problem as to whether we can arrive at knowledge of the historical Socrates, or whether he will always remain nothing but a work of fiction. We also look at the Socrates of Plato's dialogues, and consider the question as to whether Plato was using Socrates as a mouthpiece for his own views, or espousing the actual ideas of the real Socrates.

Lecture 1: The Socratic Problem - http://youtu.be/hBMOjvjMVOw

Lecture 2: The Man and His Life - http://youtu.be/b2wM4pApOtM

Lecture 3: The Ideas of Socrates - http://youtu.be/uvY3VWe4O4k

For more videos visit our site at http://academyofideas.com

duration 10:27 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBMOjvjMVOw

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Socrates: The Man and His Life

Academy of Ideas

In this lecture we investigate the life of Socrates. In particular, we look at two monumental events in his life: his encounter with the oracle at Delphi which pronounced him to be the wisest of all men, and his trial and subsequent execution.

Lecture 1: The Socratic Problem - http://youtu.be/hBMOjvjMVOw

Lecture 2: The Man and His Life - http://youtu.be/b2wM4pApOtM

Lecture 3: The Ideas of Socrates - http://youtu.be/uvY3VWe4O4k

For more videos visit our site at http://academyofideas.com

duration 08:33 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2wM4pApOtM

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The Ideas of Socrates

Academy of Ideas

In this lecture we examine the ideas of Socrates. We look at his exhortation to 'care for your soul', his conviction that knowledge of virtue is necessary to become virtuous, his belief that all evil acts are committed out of ignorance and hence involuntarily, and finally his presumption that committing an injustice is far worse than suffering an injustice.

Lecture 1: The Socratic Problem - http://youtu.be/hBMOjvjMVOw

Lecture 2: The Man and His Life - http://youtu.be/b2wM4pApOtM

Lecture 3: The Ideas of Socrates - http://youtu.be/uvY3VWe4O4k

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duration 10:55 minutes

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The Trial of Socrates

Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation Chicago, Illinois

duration 29:03 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=380KSdkV6zY

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Plato

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Plato of Athens or Aegina

Πλάτων απο την Αθήνα ή την Αίγινα

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Socrates of Athens and Plato of Athens or Aegina

Σωκράτης ο Αθηναίος και Πλάτων απο την Αθήνα ή την Αίγινα

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Plato of Athens or Aegina and Aristotle of Stagira

Πλάτων απο την Αθήνα ή την Αίγινα και Αριστοτέλης ο Σταγειρίτης

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the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 16 - Method Man: Plato's Socrates

In this episode, the second of three devoted to Socrates, Peter Adamson of King’s College London discusses the way he is portrayed in the early dialogues of Plato, especially the “Apology.” Topics include Socratic ignorance and Socrates' claim that no one does wrong willingly.

duration 17:57 minutes

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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 17 - Raphael Woolf on Socrates

the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter's colleague Raphael Woolf joins him to discuss Socrates as he is portrayed by Plato: the gadfly of Athens. But was he an ascetic? And could it really be true that virtue is knowledge?

duration 26:46 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/woolf-socrates

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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 17 - Raphael Woolf on Socrates

the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

Peter's colleague Raphael Woolf joins him to discuss Socrates as he is portrayed by Plato: the gadfly of Athens. But was he an ascetic? And could it really be true that virtue is knowledge?

duration 26:46 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/woolf-socrates

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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

podcast episode 18 - In Dialogue: the Life and Works of Plato

the history of philosophy, "without any gaps."

In this episode, Peter Adamson of King’s College London discusses the life story and writings of Plato, focusing on the question of why he wrote dialogues.

duration 19:02 minutes

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http://historyofphilosophy.net/plato-life

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Michael B Brezinsky - 1:30:14 Plato Lecture

Michael B Brezinsky

Published on Feb 4, 2014

duration 1:14:00 hours

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMhqnIUH2Mk

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Michael B Brezinsky - February 4, 2014 Plato Lecture Continued

Michael B Brezinsky

Published on Feb 4, 2014

duration 1:08:27 hours

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UYXB3MlBCU

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Plato's Symposium

In Our Time

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Plato's Symposium, one of the Greek philosopher's most celebrated works. Written in the 4th century BC, it is a dialogue set at a dinner party attended by a number of prominent ancient Athenians, including the philosopher Socrates and the playwright Aristophanes. Each of the guests speaks of Eros, or erotic love. This fictional discussion of the nature of love, how and why it arises and what it means to be in love, has had a significant influence on later thinkers, and is the origin of the modern notion of Platonic love.

With:

Angie Hobbs

Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield

Richard Hunter

Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge

Frisbee Sheffield

Director of Studies in Philosophy at Christ's College, University of Cambridge.

Producer: Thomas Morris.

duration 43:00 minutes

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b03mhyzk

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PHILOSOPHY - Plato

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duration 06:29 minutes

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PHILOSOPHY - The Good Life: Plato [HD]

Wireless Philosophy

Chris Surprenant (University of New Orleans) discusses the account of human well-being and the good life presented by Socrates in Plato's dialogues. He explains why Socrates closely connects his account of the good life with justice, a concept understood not just as a political arrangement but also as a state of a well-ordered individual's soul.

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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave - Alex Gendler

TED-Ed

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/plato-s-all...

Twenty four hundred years ago, Plato, one of history’s most famous thinkers, said life is like being chained up in a cave forced to watch shadows flitting across a stone wall. Beyond sounding quite morbid, what exactly did he mean? Alex Gendler unravels Plato's Allegory of the Cave, found in Book VII of "The Republic."

Lesson by Alex Gendler, animation by Stretch Films, Inc.

duration 04:32 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RWOpQXTltA

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Aristotle

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Aristotle of Stagira, Chalcidice

Αριστοτέλης ο Σταγειρίτης απο τα Στάγειρα ,της Χαλκιδικής

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Plato of Athens or Aegina and Aristotle of Stagira

Πλάτων απο την Αθήνα ή την Αίγινα και Αριστοτέλης ο Σταγειρίτης

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Aristotle of

Αριστοτέλης ο Σταγειρίτης απο τα Στάγειρα ,της Χαλκιδικής και Μέγας Αλέξανδρος

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Introduction to Aristotle: Knowledge, Teleology and the Four Causes

Academy of Ideas

Published on Nov 21, 2015

In this video we introduce Aristotle's ideas on the nature of knowledge, his four causes, and his teleological view of nature.

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duration 13:21 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjXOmwXENjc

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Michael B Brezinsky - Aristotle's Four Causes

Michael B Brezinsky

Published on Sep 8, 2014

duration 34:23 minutes

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-UokpNZJ4A

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PHILOSOPHY - Aristotle

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Plato devoted his life helping people reach a state of fulfilment.

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PHILOSOPHY - History: Aristotle on the Purpose of Life [HD]

Wireless Philosophy

In this video, Monte Johnson (University of California, San Diego) explores an approach to the question “What is the purpose of life?” developed by the Greek Philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC). Aristotle reasoned that just as artificial things (such as tools and workers) have characteristic capabilities with respect to which they are judged to be good or do well, so each kind of natural thing (including plants and humans) has characteristic capabilities with respect to which can be judged, objectively, to be good or do well. For plants and animals these mostly have to do with nutrition and reproduction, and in the case of animals, pleasure and pain. For humans, these vegetative and animal capabilities are necessary but not sufficient for our flourishing. Since reason and the use of language are the unique and highest capabilities of humans, the cultivation and exercise of intellectual friendships and partnerships, moral and political virtue, scientific knowledge and (above all) theoretical philosophy, was argued by Aristotle to be the ultimate purpose of human life.

duration 09:07 minutes

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PHILOSOPHY - The Good Life: Aristotle [HD]

Wireless Philosophy

Chris Surprenant (University of New Orleans) discusses the account of human well-being and the good life presented by Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics and Politics. He explains why Aristotle believes that a human being lives well when he acts rightly and possesses all virtues, both intellectual and those relating to good character.

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duration 05:57 minutes

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(3) Hellenistic Philosophy (late 4th century BC – 1st century AD)

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Neoplatonism: Plotinus (Egyptian), Ammonius Saccas, Porphyry (Syrian), Zethos (Arab), Iamblichus (Syrian), Proclus

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Academic Skepticism: Arcesilaus, Carneades, Cicero (Roman)

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Pyrrhonian Skepticism: Pyrrho of Elea, Sextus Empiricus

Pyrrho of Elea

Πύρρων ο Ηλείος

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Scepticism

In Our Time

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Scepticism, the idea that it may be impossible to know anything with complete certainty. Scepticism was first outlined by ancient Greek philosophers: Socrates is reported to have said that the only thing he knew for certain was that he knew nothing. Later, Scepticism was taught at the Academy founded by Plato, and learnt by students who included the Roman statesman Cicero. The central ideas of Scepticism were taken up by later philosophers and came to the fore during the Renaissance, when thinkers including Rene Descartes and Michel de Montaigne took up its challenge. A central plank of the philosophical system of David Hume, Scepticism had a powerful influence on the religious and scientific debates of the Enlightenment.

With:

Peter Millican

Professor of Philosophy at Hertford College, Oxford

Melissa Lane

Professor of Politics at Princeton University

Jill Kraye

Professor of the History of Renaissance Philosophy and Librarian at the Warburg Institute, University of London.

Producer: Thomas Morris.

duration 41:26 minutes

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