Lecture 8 (History of Philosophy) Empedocles: Master of the 4 Elements
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0:00 Intro
4:58 Empedocles
10:26 Idea of Pluralism
14:50 The 4 Elements
18:21 Properties of Elements
21:39 Love and Strife
24:49 Cosmology
28:15 Cosmogony
29:43 Theory of Knowledge
33:09 On Purification
39:50 Questions
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Empedocles of Acragas
Basic Idea of Pluralism
On Nature (Elements)
On Nature (Love and Strife)
On Nature (Cosmology)
On Nature (Cosmogony)
On Nature (Knowledge)
On Purification
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Lecture 11 (History of Philosophy) Introducing The Sophists
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0:00 Recap
3:17 Political Setting
8:21 Sophists
13:18 Skepticism
20:21 Arguments Against Knowledge
25:37 Ethics
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Lecture 7 (History of Philosophy) Greco-Persian Wars
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0:00 Origins (600 BC - 499 BC)
6:12 Ionian Revolt (499 - 494 BC)
10:01 Battle of Lade 494 BC
12:32 Mardonius' Failed Invasion 492 BC
13:42 Earth and Water
16:33 Darius' Invasion (490 BC)
20:00 Battle of Marathon (490 BC)
26:58 Preparation (490 - 480 BC)
28:50 Xerxes' Invasion (480 BC)
32:53 Thermopylae (480 BC)
38:22 Battle of Artemisium (480 BC)
39:52 New Plan
45:40 Battle of Salamis (480 BC)
50:40 Battle of Platea (479 BC)
57:15 Battle of Mycale (479 BC)
58:53 Rise of Athens
1:05:30 Questions
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Origin
Ionian Revolt
Early War
Battle of Marathon (490 BC)
Preparation (490 - 480 BC)
Thermopylae (480 BC)
Battle of Artemisium (480 BC)
Battle of Salamis (480 BC)
Battle of Platea (479 BC)
Battle of Mycale (479 BC)
Delian League (478 BC)
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Kurt Gödel’s Ontological Argument – Line By Line Explanation
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0:00 Into
1:11 Explaining the Symbols
5:26 Axiom 1
6:50 Axiom 2
8:05 Theorem 1
11:31 Definition 1
12:08 Axiom 3
12:18 Theorem 2
13:20 Definition 2
15:03 Axiom 4
15:22 Theorem 3
18:44 Definition 3
20:06 Axiom 5
20:18 Theorem 4
22:38 Conclusion
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Lecture 10 (History of Philosophy) The Atomists: Leucippus & Democritus
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0:00 Leucippus
1:33 Atomism & Determinism
6:17 Democritus
10:05 The Problem
11:22 Quantitative vs Qualitative
15:51 Atomic Theory
32:35 Change
34:33 Soul Atoms
38:21 Perception
42:56 Epistemology
45:31 Ethics
55:30 Questions
59:17 Diogenes
1:00:48 Conclusion
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Leucippus
Democritus
Atomism (Problem)
Atomism (Quantitative vs Qualitative)
Atomism (Theory)
Atomism (Change)
Atomism (Soul)
Atomism (Afterlife)
Atomism (Perception)
Atomism (Cosmogony)
Epistemology
Ethics
Diogenes of Apollonia
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Lecture 9 (History of Philosophy) Anaxagoras: Mind and Matter
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0:00 Recap
3:48 Anaxagoras of Clazomenae
9:39 Criticism of Empedocles
11:25 Theory of Seeds
19:37 Argument Against 4 Elements
20:54 Appearance of Change
25:48 Cosmology
28:57 Mind in Philosophy
29:53 Nous (Mind)
34:35 Teleological View
36:47 State of Science
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Anaxagoras of Clazomenae
Criticism of Empedocles
Everything Exists Always
Infinite Divisibility
Seeds of All Things
Everything in All Things
Argument Against Four Elements
Change
Cosmology and Natural Phenomena
Mind Prior to Anaximander
Nous (Mind)
Teleological View
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Lecture 6 (History of Philosophy) Parmenides, Zeno, and Melissus
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0:00 Intro
5:28 Parmenides
8:10 Poem Preparation
14:45 Poem Introduction
18:12 Concerning Truth
22:04 The 2 Assumptions
25:42 Being is Absolute
31:34 Being is Continuous
35:07 Being is Unmoved
36:34 Being and Thought are One
38:31 Parmenides' Universe
48:18 Concerning Opinion
49:45 Parmenides vs Hericlitus
54:47 Zeno
57:29 Dichotomy Paradox
59:40 Achilles and the Tortoise Paradox
1:01:01 Arrow Paradox
1:09:05 Denseness Paradox
1:13:18 Finite Size Paradox
1:16:50 Modern Universe and Math
1:30:51 Melissus
1:33:31 Argument and Logical Mistakes
1:47:21 Recap and Questions
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Parmenides
- Life
- Poem Preparation
- Poem Intro
- Poem Concerning Truth
- Poem Concerning Opinion
Zeno
- Life
- Dichotomy Paradox
- Achilles and the Tortoise Paradox
- Arrow Paradox
- Denseness Paradox
- Finite Size Paradox
Melissus
- Life
- Melissus' Philosophy and Bad Logic
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Lecture 5 (History of Philosophy) Pythagoras of Samos
Pythagoras of Samos
1. Brief History
2. The 5 Regular Solids
3. Orphism
4. Pythagoreanism
5. Music Theory
6. Numbers
7. The Tetraktys
8. Ten Fundamental Opposites
9. Pythagorean Theorem and Incommensurable Numbers
10. Harmony and Cosmogony
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Lecture 4 (History of Philosophy) Heraclitus of Ephesus
Heraclitus of Ephesus
1. Brief History
2. Logos
3. Theology
4. Fire as Fundamental Substance
5. Unity in Opposites
6. Everything is Becoming
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Proving God (Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, and Kirt Godel’s Proofs)
1. Anselm’s Ontological Argument
2. Thomas Aquinas’ 5 Ways
- 2.1 Argument from Motion
- 2.2 Argument from Causation
- 2.3 Argument from Contingency
- 2.4 Argument from Degrees
- 2.5 Argument from Design (Teleological Argument)
3. Modern Twists on Teleological Arguments
- 3.1 Fine Tuning
- 3.2 Evolution
4. Godel’s Proof for the Existence of God
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Lecture 3 (History of Philosophy) Anaximander, Anaximenes, and Xenophanes
Ionian Philosophers
- Anaximander of Miletus - Everything is Aperion
- Anaximenes of Miletus - Everything is Air
- Xenophanes of Colophon - God is Everything and Everything is God
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Lecture 2 (History of Philosophy) Historical Context and Thales of Miletus
Historical Context:
- Egypt and the Bronze Age Collapse
- Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians
- Minoans, Myceneans, and the Greeks
- Homer, Hesiod, and Sparta
Ionian Philosophers
- Thales of Miletus
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Lecture 1 (History of Philosophy) Review of Propositional and Predicate Logic with Identity
- What is Philosophy?
- Propositional Logic Review
- Predicate Logic Review
- Logic with Identity Review
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Lecture 20 (Philosophy)
Aristotle
- Metaphysics (Finished)
* Physics (Finished)
- Psychology
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Lecture 18 (Philosophy)
Aristotle
- Prior Analytics (Finished)
- Posterior Analytics (Finished)
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Lecture 17 (Philosophy)
Aristotle
- On Interpretation (Finished)
- Prior Analytics (Started)
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Lecture 14 (Philosophy)
Plato
- Politics (Continued)
Aristotle
- Life Sketch
- Summary (started)
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