020 - The Intellectual Revolution

In this episode, we describe the new schools of thought that began to percolate in the 6th century BC about our existence and role in this universe absent from the gods, and we detail the lives, influences, and various theories put forth by the earliest of these so-called "Pre-Socratic" philosophers; included among them are Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Pherecydes, Pythagoras, Xenophanes, and Heraclitus

Earliest "Pre-Socratic" Philosophers:

Thales of Miletus (624-546 BC)

Anaximander of Miletus (611-546 BC)

Anaximenes of Miletus (585-528 BC)

Pherecydes of Syros (ca. 580-520 BC)

Pythagoras of Samos (ca. 570-495 BC)

Xenophanes of Colophon (ca. 570-470 BC)

Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca. 535-475 BC)

Supplementary Resources (Videos, Photos, Other Podcasts)

Video/Ancient Greece during the Archaic Period (History with Cy)

Video/Origins of Ancient Philosophy Around the Globe (AH Encyclopedia)

Video/Greek Wise Guys (Overly Sarcastic Productions)

Video/Greeks and the Soul (Overly Sarcastic Productions)

Chart/Relationships Among the Pre-Socratic Philosophers

Video/The Pre-Socratics (Crash Course)

Video/Pre-Socratic Philosophers - The Fathers of Philosophy (Quill & Ink History)

Video/Thales of Miletus (Foxwede History)

Photo/Marble Bust of Thales

Video/Anaximander (Foxwede History)

Video/Nietzsche on Anaximander (Foxwede History)

Photo/Roman Mosaic of Anaximander

Photo/Recreation of Anaximander's World Map

Video/Anaximenes (Foxwede History)

Photo/Marble Bust of Pherecydes

Photo/Pherecydes' Cave on Syros

Video/Pythagoras (Foxwede History)



Photo/Marble Bust of Pythagoras

Video/Xenophanes (Foxwede History)



Video/Heraclitus (Foxwede History)



Photo/Bronze Bust of Heraclitus

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