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History of Philosophy (2024)

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This is a History of Ancient Western Philosophy course. I start with a crash course on logic, quickly set up a historical context, and the cover everything from Thales going forward. As the class is in progress, I do not know how far it will go.

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  1. 1
    Crash Course on Logic: Propositions, Predicates, Identity – Lecture 1 (History of Philosophy)

    Crash Course on Logic: Propositions, Predicates, Identity – Lecture 1 (History of Philosophy)

    2:16:19

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    Historical Context and Thales of Miletus – Lecture 2 (History of Philosophy)

    Historical Context and Thales of Miletus – Lecture 2 (History of Philosophy)

    2:14:242 comments

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    Anaximander, Anaximenes, and Xenophanes – Lecture 3 (History of Philosophy)

    Anaximander, Anaximenes, and Xenophanes – Lecture 3 (History of Philosophy)

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    Heraclitus of Ephesus: Everything is Becoming – Lecture 4 (History of Philosophy)

    Heraclitus of Ephesus: Everything is Becoming – Lecture 4 (History of Philosophy)

    49:04

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    Pythagoras of Samos: The Mystic Mathematician – Lecture 5 (History of Philosophy)

    Pythagoras of Samos: The Mystic Mathematician – Lecture 5 (History of Philosophy)

    1:03:51

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    Parmenides, Zeno, and Melissus: The Eleatics – Lecture 6 (History of Philosophy)

    Parmenides, Zeno, and Melissus: The Eleatics – Lecture 6 (History of Philosophy)

    1:51:42

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    The Greco-Persian Wars – Lecture 7 (History of Philosophy)

    The Greco-Persian Wars – Lecture 7 (History of Philosophy)

    1:12:21

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    Empedocles: Master of the 4 Elements – Lecture 8 (History of Philosophy)

    Empedocles: Master of the 4 Elements – Lecture 8 (History of Philosophy)

    41:51

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    Anaxagoras: Mind and Matter – Lecture 9 (History of Philosophy)

    Anaxagoras: Mind and Matter – Lecture 9 (History of Philosophy)

    38:53

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    The Atomists: Leucippus & Democritus – Lecture 10 (History of Philosophy)

    The Atomists: Leucippus & Democritus – Lecture 10 (History of Philosophy)

    1:04:36

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    The Sophists – Lecture 11 (History of Philosophy)

    The Sophists – Lecture 11 (History of Philosophy)

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    Protagoras: The First Sophist – Lecture 12 (History of Philosophy)

    Protagoras: The First Sophist – Lecture 12 (History of Philosophy)

    41:18

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    Gorgias: The Nihilist – Lecture 13 (History of Philosophy)

    Gorgias: The Nihilist – Lecture 13 (History of Philosophy)

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    Prodicus and Thrasymachus: Starting the Republic – Lecture 14 (History of Philosophy)

    Prodicus and Thrasymachus: Starting the Republic – Lecture 14 (History of Philosophy)

    42:13

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    The Peloponnesian Wars – Lecture 15 (History of Philosophy)

    The Peloponnesian Wars – Lecture 15 (History of Philosophy)

    1:14:41

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    Socrates and the Golden Age of Philosophy – Lecture 16 (History of Philosophy)

    Socrates and the Golden Age of Philosophy – Lecture 16 (History of Philosophy)

    1:42:211 comment

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    Plato's Metaphysics and Life – Lecture 17 (History of Philosophy)

    Plato's Metaphysics and Life – Lecture 17 (History of Philosophy)

    1:43:492 comments

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    Plato's Epistemology – Lecture 18 (History of Philosophy)

    Plato's Epistemology – Lecture 18 (History of Philosophy)

    1:23:15

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    Plato's Ethics – Lecture 19 (History of Philosophy)

    Plato's Ethics – Lecture 19 (History of Philosophy)

    1:26:30

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    Plato's Politics – Lecture 20 (History of Philosophy)

    Plato's Politics – Lecture 20 (History of Philosophy)

    1:17:54

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    Aristotle's Life – Lecture 21 (History of Philosophy)

    Aristotle's Life – Lecture 21 (History of Philosophy)

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    Aristotle's Philosophy Summary – Lecture 22 (History of Philosophy)

    Aristotle's Philosophy Summary – Lecture 22 (History of Philosophy)

    1:46:002 comments

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    Aristotle's Organon: Categories & On Interpretation – Lecture 23 (History of Philosophy)

    Aristotle's Organon: Categories & On Interpretation – Lecture 23 (History of Philosophy)

    2:03:002 comments

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    Aristotle's Organon: Prior Analytics & Logic – Lecture 24 (History of Philosophy)

    Aristotle's Organon: Prior Analytics & Logic – Lecture 24 (History of Philosophy)

    1:51:573 comments

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    Aristotle's Organon: Posterior Analytics & Science – Lecture 25 (History of Philosophy)

    Aristotle's Organon: Posterior Analytics & Science – Lecture 25 (History of Philosophy)

    1:48:465 comments

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    Aristotle's Metaphysics & Physics – Lecture 26 (History of Philosophy)

    Aristotle's Metaphysics & Physics – Lecture 26 (History of Philosophy)

    1:48:57

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    Aristotle's Metaphysics & Psychology – Lecture 27 (History of Philosophy)

    Aristotle's Metaphysics & Psychology – Lecture 27 (History of Philosophy)

    1:37:592 comments

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    Aristotle's Ethics – Lecture 28 (History of Philosophy)

    Aristotle's Ethics – Lecture 28 (History of Philosophy)

    1:53:12

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    Aristotle's Politics – Lecture 29 (History of Philosophy)

    Aristotle's Politics – Lecture 29 (History of Philosophy)

    1:58:15

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    Alexander the Great & Aristotle Review – Lecture 30 (History of Philosophy)

    Alexander the Great & Aristotle Review – Lecture 30 (History of Philosophy)

    2:01:12

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    Euclid of Alexandria – Lecture 31 (History of Philosophy)

    Euclid of Alexandria – Lecture 31 (History of Philosophy)

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    Proving God (Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, and Kurt Godel’s Proofs)

    Proving God (Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, and Kurt Godel’s Proofs)

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    Kurt Gödel’s Ontological Argument – Line By Line Explanation

    Kurt Gödel’s Ontological Argument – Line By Line Explanation

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