Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various

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The Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers, that is, the philosopher-scientists who lived before or contemporaneously to Socrates, were the first men in the Western world to establish a line of inquiry regarding the natural phenomena that rejected the traditional religious explanations and searched for rational explanations. Even though they do not form a school of thought, they can be considered the fathers of philosophy and many other sciences as we have them now. None of their works is extant, so, in this collection, we present the textual fragments, when existing, of ten Pre-Socratic philosopher-scientists, and quotations and testimonials about them left by later authors. (Summary by Leni)

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  1. EPISODE 1

    Anaxagoras of Klazomenai (translated by John Burnet)

    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various

    11 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Anaximander of Miletos (translated by John Burnet)

    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various

    6 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Anaximenes of Miletos (translated by Arthur Fairbanks)

    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various

    10 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Empedocles of Agrigentum (translated by William Ellery Leonard)

    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various

    31 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    Heraclitus of Ephesos (translated by G.T.W. Patrick)

    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various

    27 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Parmenides of Elea (translated by John Burnet)

    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various

    13 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    Pythagoras of Samos and the pythagoreans (translated by Arthur Fairbanks)

    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various

    43 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    Thales of Miletos (translated by Arthur Fairbanks)

    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various

    18 min

  9. EPISODE 9

    Xenophanes of Kolophon (translated by Arthur Fairbanks)

    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various

    24 min

  10. EPISODE 10

    Zeno of Elea (translated by John Burnet)

    Ancient Greek Philosopher-Scientists by Various

    5 min
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The Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers, that is, the philosopher-scientists who lived before or contemporaneously to Socrates, were the first men in the Western world to establish a line of inquiry regarding the natural phenomena that rejected the traditional religious explanations and searched for rational explanations. Even though they do not form a school of thought, they can be considered the fathers of philosophy and many other sciences as we have them now. None of their works is extant, so, in this collection, we present the textual fragments, when existing, of ten Pre-Socratic philosopher-scientists, and quotations and testimonials about them left by later authors. (Summary by Leni)

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