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A History of Western Philosophy, chapter by chapter- (2) The Milesian School
In this chapter, Russell looks at the Milesian school. Miletus was important because it was a very successful commercial city and consequently helped migrate the ideas of Egypt and Babylon to Greece. Miletus was also trading with Lydia, with whom the Greeks made their wealth in silver and gold. Russell focuses on three thinkers; Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes.
Thales
Thales, as was mentioned…
A History of Western Philosophy, chapter by chapter- (1) The Pre-Socratics
In this series I will explain Bertrand Russell’s A History of Western Philosophy, chapter by chapter, in digestible pieces.
In this first chapter, Russell concerns himself with laying the foundations of Greek culture. This is integral to further discussion because many of the foundational aspects of early Greek culture persisted in, and influenced, the philosophy following it. Much influence can…
Wittgenstein Ph.D., Episode #9
(p.s: never put simply ‘whitehead’ into google image search :{ )
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