Aristotle Archives - Possibly Correct https://possiblycorrect.com/tag/aristotle/ Possibly Correct Media Network Thu, 03 Feb 2022 02:23:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/possiblycorrect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-PC_LOGO.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Aristotle Archives - Possibly Correct https://possiblycorrect.com/tag/aristotle/ 32 32 194854143 #25 Thales’ Revolution https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/25-thales-revolution/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 02:23:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1634 The standard claim is that philosophy begins with Thales. Why did philosophy come into being in a clusters of cities on the coasts of Asia minor? Ascribed to Thales by Aristotle: “The first principle and basic nature of all things is water, ”and “All things are full of gods.” Why do historians of philosophy get worked up over these lines?
To see their significance, let’s set a context by going back to the worldview of the awesomely great Homer. So brush up on The Iliad, which I want to use as our pre-philosophy-worldview contrast object.

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]]> The standard claim is that philosophy begins with Thales. Why did philosophy come into being in a clusters of cities on the coasts of Asia minor? Ascribed to Thales by Aristotle: “The first principle and basic nature of all things is water, ”and “All things are full of gods.” Why do historians of philosophy get worked up over these lines?
To see their significance, let’s set a context by going back to the worldview of the awesomely great Homer. So brush up on The Iliad, which I want to use as our pre-philosophy-worldview contrast object.

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