
History of Western Philosophy (2024)
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Updated 7 months ago
This is a History of Ancient Western Philosophy course. I start with a crash course on logic, quickly set up a historical context, and the cover everything from Thales going forward. As the class is in progress, I do not know how far it will go.
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Crash Course on Logic: Propositions, Predicates, Identity – Lecture 1 (History of Philosophy)
History of Western PhilosophyFull Playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/Nhm_5P_-H6I - What is Philosophy? - Propositional Logic Review - Predicate Logic Review - Logic with Identity Review204 views 3 comments -
Historical Context and Thales of Miletus – Lecture 2 (History of Philosophy)
History of Western PhilosophyFull Playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/Nhm_5P_-H6I Historical Context: - Egypt and the Bronze Age Collapse - Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians - Minoans, Myceneans, and the Greeks - Homer, Hesiod, and Sparta Ionian Philosophers - Thales of Miletus107 views -
Anaximander, Anaximenes, and Xenophanes – Lecture 3 (History of Philosophy)
History of Western PhilosophyFull Playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/Nhm_5P_-H6I Ionian Philosophers - Anaximander of Miletus - Everything is Aperion - Anaximenes of Miletus - Everything is Air - Xenophanes of Colophon - God is Everything and Everything is God81 views -
Heraclitus of Ephesus: Everything is Becoming – Lecture 4 (History of Philosophy)
History of Western PhilosophyFull Playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/Nhm_5P_-H6I Heraclitus of Ephesus 1. Brief History 2. Logos 3. Theology 4. Fire as Fundamental Substance 5. Unity in Opposites 6. Everything is Becoming96 views -
Pythagoras of Samos: The Mystic Mathematician – Lecture 5 (History of Philosophy)
History of Western PhilosophyFull Playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/Nhm_5P_-H6I Pythagoras of Samos 1. Brief History 2. The 5 Regular Solids 3. Orphism 4. Pythagoreanism 5. Music Theory 6. Numbers 7. The Tetraktys 8. Ten Fundamental Opposites 9. Pythagorean Theorem and Incommensurable Numbers 10. Harmony and Cosmogony126 views -
Parmenides, Zeno, and Melissus: The Eleatics – Lecture 6 (History of Philosophy)
History of Western PhilosophyFull Playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/Nhm_5P_-H6I __________VIDEO CONTENTS__________ 0:00 Intro 5:28 Parmenides 8:10 Poem Preparation 14:45 Poem Introduction 18:12 Concerning Truth 22:04 The 2 Assumptions 25:42 Being is Absolute 31:34 Being is Continuous 35:07 Being is Unmoved 36:34 Being and Thought are One 38:31 Parmenides' Universe 48:18 Concerning Opinion 49:45 Parmenides vs Hericlitus 54:47 Zeno 57:29 Dichotomy Paradox 59:40 Achilles and the Tortoise Paradox 1:01:01 Arrow Paradox 1:09:05 Denseness Paradox 1:13:18 Finite Size Paradox 1:16:50 Modern Universe and Math 1:30:51 Melissus 1:33:31 Argument and Logical Mistakes 1:47:21 Recap and Questions __________VIDEO Outline__________ Parmenides - Life - Poem Preparation - Poem Intro - Poem Concerning Truth - Poem Concerning Opinion Zeno - Life - Dichotomy Paradox - Achilles and the Tortoise Paradox - Arrow Paradox - Denseness Paradox - Finite Size Paradox Melissus - Life - Melissus' Philosophy and Bad Logic207 views -
The Greco-Persian Wars – Lecture 7 (History of Philosophy)
History of Western PhilosophyFull Playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/Nhm_5P_-H6I __________VIDEO CONTENTS__________ 0:00 Origins (600 BC - 499 BC) 6:12 Ionian Revolt (499 - 494 BC) 10:01 Battle of Lade 494 BC 12:32 Mardonius' Failed Invasion 492 BC 13:42 Earth and Water 16:33 Darius' Invasion (490 BC) 20:00 Battle of Marathon (490 BC) 26:58 Preparation (490 - 480 BC) 28:50 Xerxes' Invasion (480 BC) 32:53 Thermopylae (480 BC) 38:22 Battle of Artemisium (480 BC) 39:52 New Plan 45:40 Battle of Salamis (480 BC) 50:40 Battle of Platea (479 BC) 57:15 Battle of Mycale (479 BC) 58:53 Rise of Athens 1:05:30 Questions __________VIDEO Outline__________ Origin Ionian Revolt Early War Battle of Marathon (490 BC) Preparation (490 - 480 BC) Thermopylae (480 BC) Battle of Artemisium (480 BC) Battle of Salamis (480 BC) Battle of Platea (479 BC) Battle of Mycale (479 BC) Delian League (478 BC)65 views -
Empedocles: Master of the 4 Elements – Lecture 8 (History of Philosophy)
History of Western PhilosophyFull Playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/Nhm_5P_-H6I __________VIDEO CONTENTS__________ 0:00 Intro 4:58 Empedocles 10:26 Idea of Pluralism 14:50 The 4 Elements 18:21 Properties of Elements 21:39 Love and Strife 24:49 Cosmology 28:15 Cosmogony 29:43 Theory of Knowledge 33:09 On Purification 39:50 Questions __________VIDEO Outline__________ Empedocles of Acragas Basic Idea of Pluralism On Nature (Elements) On Nature (Love and Strife) On Nature (Cosmology) On Nature (Cosmogony) On Nature (Knowledge) On Purification67 views -
Anaxagoras: Mind and Matter – Lecture 9 (History of Philosophy)
History of Western PhilosophyFull Playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/Nhm_5P_-H6I __________VIDEO CONTENTS__________ 0:00 Recap 3:48 Anaxagoras of Clazomenae 9:39 Criticism of Empedocles 11:25 Theory of Seeds 19:37 Argument Against 4 Elements 20:54 Appearance of Change 25:48 Cosmology 28:57 Mind in Philosophy 29:53 Nous (Mind) 34:35 Teleological View 36:47 State of Science __________VIDEO Outline__________ Anaxagoras of Clazomenae Criticism of Empedocles Everything Exists Always Infinite Divisibility Seeds of All Things Everything in All Things Argument Against Four Elements Change Cosmology and Natural Phenomena Mind Prior to Anaximander Nous (Mind) Teleological View120 views -
The Atomists: Leucippus & Democritus – Lecture 10 (History of Philosophy)
History of Western PhilosophyFull Playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/Nhm_5P_-H6I __________VIDEO CONTENTS__________ 0:00 Leucippus 1:33 Atomism & Determinism 6:17 Democritus 10:05 The Problem 11:22 Quantitative vs Qualitative 15:51 Atomic Theory 32:35 Change 34:33 Soul Atoms 38:21 Perception 42:56 Epistemology 45:31 Ethics 55:30 Questions 59:17 Diogenes 1:00:48 Conclusion __________VIDEO Outline__________ Leucippus Democritus Atomism (Problem) Atomism (Quantitative vs Qualitative) Atomism (Theory) Atomism (Change) Atomism (Soul) Atomism (Afterlife) Atomism (Perception) Atomism (Cosmogony) Epistemology Ethics Diogenes of Apollonia110 views 2 comments