| Sophie's World: the Natural Philosophers
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| I. |
A Narrow Escape: Sophie's White Lie |
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| II. |
The Philosopher's Project |
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| III. |
The Natural Philosophers (The Pre-Socratic Philosophers) |
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| A. |
Three Milesian Philosophers (Philosophers from Miletos) and the Problem of Being |
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| 1. |
Thales (c. 585 BCE) |
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| 2. |
Anaximander (c. 546 BCE) |
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| 3. |
Anaximenes (c. 546 BCE) |
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| B. |
The Problem of Change |
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| 1. |
Parmenides of Elea (c. 540-480 BCE) and Rationalism |
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| 2. |
Heraclitus of Ephesus (c 540-480 BCE) and the Logos |
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| 3. |
Empedocles of Sicily (c. 490-430 BCE) and the Four Basic Elements |
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| Earth, Air, Fire, Water |
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| Love and Strife |
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| 4. |
Anaxagoras (c. 500-428 BCE) |
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