Picture it: Athens, around 450 BCE. The air is buzzing with philosophical debates, the Acropolis is under construction, and one man—Pericles—stands at the helm of…
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Category: Ancient Greece
Welcome, fellow philosophy enthusiasts! Today, we’re diving into the mind of Parmenides, the ancient philosopher who didn’t just stir the pot of metaphysics but practically…
Metaphysics — it’s not just that dense course you avoided in college, or the favorite pastime of those who like to discuss the meaning of…
Ah, duality. The light and dark, the yin and yang, the good and the bad. Humans have been obsessing over this whole “opposites” thing for…
Ancient Greece was home to a wide variety of philosophical explanations for how the world came into existence. While there was no unified explanation, several…
Parmenides argued that change is an illusion, a radical idea that challenges the very nature of perception. According to his writing, for something to change,…
In ancient Greece, a profound shift occurred that would lay the foundation for Western philosophy and science. This transition, spanning from the 6th to 4th…
Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, is perhaps best known for his doctrine that “everything flows” or “everything changes.” Central to his thought is the concept…
The 500s BCE was a transformative era in ancient Greece, marking the dawn of profound cultural and intellectual developments that have shaped the course of…
Life the 5th century BCE, a pivotal era in ancient history, spanned the years from 500 BCE to 401 BCE. This century was marked by…