Episode #001 - Ionian Pre-Socratic Philosophy
Ionian Pre-Socratic Philosophy
This episode traces the roots of philosophy back to early human migration, showing how stable communities made space for reflection beyond survival. It introduces the first philosophers, like Thales, who believed everything was made of water, Heraclitus, who saw the world in constant change, and Democritus, who imagined all matter as tiny, invisible atoms. While their ideas were often wrong, they marked a shift from myth to reason and laid the groundwork for philosophical thought.
Further Reading:
Early Greek Philosophy by Jonathan Barnes (2001)
The Presocratic Philosophers by G.S. Kirk, J.E. Raven, and M. Schofield (1983)
Presocratics: Natural Philosophers before Socrates by James Warren (2007)
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