Introduction to the Presocratics

[@WilliamLetzkus]

As a philosophy professor, I would recommend this series.

[@villainhero1322]

William Letzkus Good day Sir! Is there a Pre philosophical period? Cause i kept searching it on google but the the result is Pre Socratic. I need for my report presentation for school.

[@willythemailman3911]

As a mailman, I too would recommend this series

[@thadtuiol1717]

As a retired porn star, I too would recommend this series.

[@nicholasleclerc1583]

Same, I just ended my online do-over of my first Philosophy class needed for my country's equivalent to America's high school system, and I learned of the first 5 presocratics; the class was called _Introduction to philosophy_ to, and it ended with the "dogmatics vs skeptics" debate under the form of _the epicureans & stoics vs academy & pyrrhonian skeptics_

[@mixerD1-]

@@nicholasleclerc1583 Where is this? France, Canada?

[@Tsotha]

I have dedicated this year to taking an intellectual deep dive into the philosophy and religion of Greco-Roman antiquity so this series is a godsend for me! Many thanks for putting this online to whomever is behind Academy of Ideas!

[@fightforfitness2256]

Great video. I am from India and I see many myths in my country and this always makes me think about the reality. Great to know how western people think about this universe.

[@aminegy678]

In Taiwan, there are all primitive people around, especially in so-called "ghost month", in which every accident happened can be contributed in ghost.

[@aksy007]

Haha, don't underestimate the power of mythology. It kept us rooted and sane for millions of years. It's something inevitable. One can appreciate both rationality and spirituality at the same time.

[@Mtmonaghan]

Akshayaa correct, here in the west we believe all can be grasped, be made to present itself fully to us, by the application of reason and the practise of science. But something must have the being which manifest as being scientific, that means Entities as for this, as for that, by using them while being a possibility of itself, a scientist. That being,which can’t be explained by the being it allows, needs new thinking and language to show itself. Poetry or great litriture will show us this primordial foundation of our existence, not science, or logically structured reasoning, which is a derivative possibility of it.

[@archiagarwal.]

the video is 11 years old and still so relevant, that's the beauty of philosophy. ETERNAL.

[@catalaanfcb6531]

I'm currently reading a presocratic book, but the content is sometimes very abstract. Your videos help to understand the book better, thanks! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@HeyMykee]

Jung made me aware that humanity, as well as every individual, began life immersed entirely in unconscious thought (dreamlike, mystical, personifying objects with spirit), and gradually grew out of that and into full conscious awareness. I believe through the pre-socratics and the classical philosophers of Greece we can witness this change. It is quite literally the switch from mythology and religion to rationality, logic and science. But unfortunately we've thrown out the baby with the bathwater, and most modern people dismiss and ridicule ancient thought as primitive and superstitious. In fact it shows us the way the unconscious (our source) functions.

[@mary.r3040]

11 yrs since this has come out & I'm using it to study for a University Course Mid-term! Thank you for doing such a great job, it's funny, but I think my prof even uses your videos, because my course follows the exact lecture pattern as your videos are in.

[@AndersRapp]

Very well done! Thank you! There are several poor videos on philosophy out there and yours is a really good. I will continue watching your videos. Have a nice day! :)

[@aminegy678]

I agree. The quality is great and the voice of the narrator is perfect.

[@antoniosalinas5369]

Well done! Philosophy is a powerful subject!

[@longcastle4863]

I am so happy I just discovered this channel. And thank you thank you thank you thank you for not running your narrative with distracting background music

[@echomike73]

Thanks for the video.. I am teaching Philosophy for the first time in Grade 11 here in the Philippines

[@academyofideas]

+Emma Palicpic You're welcome best of luck with it!

[@whomeye2168]

I like the crystal clear presentation. There are no filler words. Your information flows nicely and is easy to understand. Your tone is relaxing to listen to. I've subscribed. Thank you.

[@giovannidominoni]

I think that there is another reason why we should study the Presocratics. I think that even if the western world has been heavily influenced by Plato and Aristotle up to the 20th century at least, modern science, especially the one linked to quantum reality, but also modern art, has never stopped stressing how the ideas of these 2 philosophers have actually led human consciousness in the wrong direction. The Presocratics are much closer to the way a modern scientists and artists think, devoid of idealistic and deterministic ways of explaining reality instead of observing it; justifying, instead of understanding.

[@1872959]

Giovanni Dominoni The problem is with individuals reading those two seeking answers instead of seeing it as the attempt to find answers.

[@comradebork]

Giovanni Dominoni This is true of only some of the Presocratics. The Eleatics, particularly Parmenides, seem to me to have initiated the repudiation of empiricism, reifying logical argument for its own sake regardless of the empirical utility or even potential heuristic value of its conclusions.

[@franknwalters]

_"Wrong direction"_ is an absolutely *wrong* choice of words.

[@bulkzorage]

@@comradebork Well put champ, new to philosophy , had to read a few times to understand , but i think i got it. Your a real wordsmith ! :D

[@Tsotha]

That is an EXCELLENT point. A good deal of modern quantum mechanics confirm Heraclitus' ideas that for a long time were controversial within academia.

[@alexrivas8905]

Thank you for this great series! You have been a huge help in my studies. Keep up the great work!

[@mrbeety]

Great lectures! Regarding the it vs thou, which is brilliant and important to understand the differences between modern and ancient man - I would like to add that there still seems to remain some type of primitive attitude among certain "modern" people where they don't blame themselves, nor a stone spirit for tripping upon a stone, but either project the fault upon another person in their close relation, a certain group of people or society as a whole. It is as if they still do not comprehend the difference between the personal and external, or man-made and metaphysical outer world.

[@TheJoshtheboss]

Pipin from the Lord of the Rings teaching Philosophy. Seriously though, fantastic videos. Thank you for the lecture.

[@Dubforlife.]

I am just interested. Love the videos and the channel. Thank you.

[@Intjwithocd]

I watched this series a year ago. And all of its parts are redlined. But I'm gonna rewatch it bcz many things happened in this year ( one or two idk ). Many things and you know it Especially my critical thinking has gone down the drain. Let's revive it :)

[@Intjwithocd]

Well I watched it on 20 April 2023

[@cly7312]

hi, i love your videos. I'm thinking of subtitling your videos with Chinese and showing them to my Introduction to Philosopy class. Would this be alright? By the way, I am in Taiwan.

[@DanteNoguez]

Very understandable and precise. Great videos, dude!

[@academyofideas]

Thanks!

[@samssamsung8394]

Please post more videos about Presocratics, Thales and Pythagoras.

[@garundip.mcgrundy8311]

From poetry, great philosophy! From the right brain, left brain questions.

[@Mtmonaghan]

correct, here in the west we believe all can be grasped, be made to present itself fully to us, by the application of reason and the practise of science. But something must have the being which manifest as being scientific, that means Entities as for this, as for that, by using them while being a possibility of itself, a scientist. That being,which can’t be explained by the being it allows, needs new thinking and language to show itself. Poetry or great litriture will show us this primordial foundation of our existence, not science, or logically structured reasoning, which is a derivative possibility of it.

[@mixerD1-]

@@Mtmonaghan Why are you copying and pasting this? Are you a voice for the the west...Ireland?

[@sofiaalbarran7213]

Fascinating. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world

[@janosboros3124]

Is at 11:30 not "regularity" the correct expression instead of "irregularity"?

[@luisapedrolli2798]

Nice video! Thank you from Brazil :)

[@mjb14722]

This was very interesting from several angles. Thanks a lot!

[@peterlambert5130]

Do you have a reference list?

[@juansolorzano4058]

Thank you so much from Cambodia South East Asia. It is a good tool for my own knowledge and for teaching others. I do agree with Cl y and I would like to add subtitles in Khmer Language. And I do ask the same question: would this be right?

great video. very elucidative

[@altinmares8363]

More videos about -Presocratics -Aristotle works (metaphysics,four causes,potentiality and actuality,Virtues,Politics) -Plato "The Allegory of the Cave"

[@danfield6030]

Just read Platos books

[@martinarreguy2984]

There is the Tao, i ching, and pre ancient Arabic, Phoenician, Sumarian Philosophers, are we to dismiss them. The pre Socratics along with Plato and others were taught at the Library of Alexandria. Or is that myth?

[@MultipleOcelots]

Really enjoying your videos. Just subbed and will most likely watch them all.

[@Bix12]

How exactly do we know for a fact primitive man was devoid of modern-style reason? (It vs Thou) Remember they had the same brains as we do....

[@nmim4994]

11:25 What is orderly about the world being impersonal, and event occurrences being chance-based? ...Peace...

[@Zunttak1]

Nicely done! I appriciate your work! :)

[@Michael-lc8yl]

better than a college lecture

[@YaxisX]

This video is notable for the collective naivete` of its discourse. It is delivered, like it has been formulated in the mind of a college student who read extensively, and copied profusely everything that was studied, such that contradictions about. Confusion between the dichotomy of phusis and nous is. It was claimed that Aristotle abandoned metaphysics only to be followed by the indication that Aristotle replaced metaphysics with...more metaphysics. There were other jumbled up ideas and claims. The claim of "scientific mind" was also employed without the realization that it is an oxymoron. A great deal of academic jargon is presented.

[@lerownigalerowanisto3014]

This video was very instructive unlike your reviling comment that makes no sense, a failed pathetic pedantry attempt

[@YaxisX]

@@lerownigalerowanisto3014 For you, it probably is instructive, for the reason that you possess very little knowledge to begin with.

[@lerownigalerowanisto3014]

@@YaxisX such an arbitrary statement since you don't know the slightest thing about me, you're devensive backlash alongside your personification methods show a deep level of intellectual deficiency and overall immaturity

[@whomeye2168]

I'm not ashamed to say that I am a newbie with this topic and lack intellectual bearing on many subjects. This individual's video has shed some light on a text I was reading. I don't know why the super intellectual guy above is hating on it. Why are you watching such a video if it's beneath you? Must need to make yourself feel better by putting others down for utilizing what works for them. And btw, knowledge exists, how? By those who've come before us and continued to pass it down through the ages. Obviously the gentleman who made this video researched and is passing on this information to be understood for others to learn. The dude putting him down must've just knew everything from the moment he hatched from his egg. Good for you. Now back to my studies I go on this subject. Because I am not naturally inclined with it. Ciao!

[@DarkMoonDroid]

That is REALLY good to hear.

[@Elamcenter]

Great👍👍

[@Me-zp6iq]

Great video! Although when I trip over a rock I fight the rock

[@altinmares8363]

Please post more videos about -Presocratic philosophers -Aristotle wisdom and teachings -Plato lies/shadows of culture

[@altinmares8363]

More videos about Presocratics

[@ronvadeboncoeur9304]

I’ll bet you the Pre-Socratics knew how to spell vacuum (5:25). 😉

[@in2dionysus]

In life, everything loses energy, one thing I never understood about people of religious programs . . . !

[@omarta4231]

In what kind of program was this "movie" made?

[@academyofideas]

+Marta Ovčar I use a program called Prezi.

[@omarta4231]

Academy of Ideas And how do you film it? Is there an option in the tools where you can add a voice-over and then download the "movie"?

[@gda295]

Hello, are you sceptical about metaphysics? I so do believe despite the most excellent quality of your output which analyses the largely theoretical material. Regards.

[@academyofideas]

Hi sorry for the late response. I would say I have a skeptical attitude towards metaphysics. I think we have the ability to know more about our own psychological "world" than we do about the world outside of us.

[@gda295]

thanks

[@gda295]

and I agree for eg with regard to consciousness.

[@TheSefrew]

Brilliant! Thanks!

[@gda295]

it vs thou........panpsychism ? is making a comeback

[@villainhero1322]

Good day Sir! Is there a Pre philosophical period? Cause i kept searching it on google but the the result is Pre Socratic. I need for my report presentation for school.

[@gavinr1995]

Nice video bro.

[@elinadymochko3928]

Thanks!)

[@user-gc6my9jg2c]

Hi, I would like to transcribe your videos into another language. I am familiar with most of the philosophy content. Contact me?

[@patriciaormsby8413]

well done

[@runawaysuzie]

Interesting,

[@rockstar15151]

Perfect :) thx xxxx

[@ArtyCraftZ]

Heraclitus also thought that war Is good and that the earth was made of fire.

[@giovannidominoni]

Yes, it is called a metaphor, and it shouldn't be taken literally. Sorry man, try again...

[@blankaland]

You do exactly the same thing you accuse ancient people of. Make a myth about presocratics. The shift from mythology to philosophy did not came from presocratics. They came out from, and as a product of this shift.

[@jackiemitchell3962]

+Blanka Cicak what makes you say that? not arguing, heard his side and you contradict him so i would like to hear why you believe that.

[@shotgunpete5117]

It's also not like that shift was a good one, our shit's all outta whack. We have the knowledge to sent people to mars but we can't seem to feed, clothe or educate our people properly. We don't just see the material world itself as inert and to be used to our benefit, we look at each other like that...especially from the top down.

[@yasiralghamdi8539]

There is a huge influence of jew in the Greek philosophy (ether directly or indirectly) since jew is much older and evidence shows some of presocratics is influenced by jewish thought.

[@PsiloSage]

interesting, but the notion of ancients cursing evil spirits in a rock is kinda a stretch

[@benquinneyiii7941]

Kami

[@aryanchaubey2229]

I like the video as it's really knowledgeable, but the presentation is really boring and it's too slow.

[@TheM8trixHasYou]

The Greeks got most everything they know from the Black Egyptians.

[@TheRoland19111]

Beware not to be eurocentric.

[@PhilipBaker-sf4yv]

The fool hath said in his heart there is no God.... psalm 14 approx 1000bc Did these greek wise men pick up their ideas from fools in Israel?😂

[@plarnston]

what are you waffling about

[@PhilipBaker-sf4yv]

@@plarnston athiesm pre dates the pre socratics. Some fools in Israel were saying the same much earlier. Study the source i quoted (psalm14)