Melissus (+ Parmenides revisited)

Find out about Melissus, a presocratic philosopher from Samos and (possibly) a follower of Parmenides. And let's also explore Parmenides' ideas in more detail and with a bit more nuance.
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[@SolomonsCave]

00:02 - Overview 00:23 - I was wrong! 00:46 - Melissus 101 02:15 - Student of Parmenides? 03:19 - Logical Arguments 04:56 - Why I might have been wrong 06:56 - My interpretation of the difference 08:00 - Strict monism 10:06 - Generous monism 13:18 - The teacher of Leucippus?

[@rouslanrouslan2677]

Well done, as always. It's okay to make "mistakes", as what matters is the dialectical journey, and a "mistake" could very well be an intended "checkpoint" on the way to wisdom. We have to start with some position!

[@rouslanrouslan2677]

Future ideas: Democritus of course, but you probably already knew that. Philolaus as well? Extremely underrated and highly influential on Plato! Perhaps the Megarians, even though they're technically post-Socratic but still feel a bit "pre-Platonic" if that makes sense, so a similar vibe. This channel has such a valuable niche, and it would be wonderful if it ended up being "complete" too at some point in the future.

[@SolomonsCave]

@@rouslanrouslan2677 Glad to hear you're enjoying these videos. Yes, after Leucippus, I planned to do Democritus, Diogenes of Apollonia, and then Philolaus. After that, I currently have 12 other names on my spreadsheet, but no Megarians... Eventually I hope to go through each of Plato's dialogues and perhaps Aristotle's works as well. Then... well, then I may have to go into retirement :P

[@rouslanrouslan2677]

@@SolomonsCave Is Hippocrates on your spreadsheet? Most people know him for "inventing" medicine, but he's surprisingly philosophical. He coined the term ergonomics and was clearly a massive influence on Aristotle's metaphysics.

[@SolomonsCave]

@@rouslanrouslan2677 He is on my list now! May have to wait a bit though, but thanks for the suggestion :)

[@hafizh.fahreza1862]

Can't wait for Leucippus

[@christopherellis2663]

Levkippus

[@SolomonsCave]

I'll be sure to mispronounce it in a different way next time 😁