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Introduction to Empedocles
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Introduction to Empedocles

In this lecture we discuss Empedocles, the most colorful of all the Presocratics. While Empedocles wrestled with Parmenides' law against becoming, he also harbored within himself a strong spiritual impulse, and died by hurling himself into...
Introduction to Anaxagoras
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Introduction to Anaxagoras

In this lecture we discuss Anaxagoras. Specifically, we will investigate his interesting theory of matter which claimed that 'everything is in everything', and introduce him as the first philosopher to divide the universe into mind and matter...
Introduction to Democritus
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Introduction to Democritus

In this lecture we look at Democritus, the father of the philosophical doctrine known as atomism. Along with investigating his proposal that the universe is composed of atoms and void, we discuss the influence which atomism had on subsequent...
Stoicism: Meditations and the Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius
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Stoicism: Meditations and the Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius

“Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius (affiliate link) ►►►http://amzn.to/23Tf4xE ================================================= In this video we examine the techniques that the Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius used to help diminish the impact...
Stoicism: Letters from a Stoic and the Wisdom of Seneca
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Stoicism: Letters from a Stoic and the Wisdom of Seneca

Get the book: http://amzn.to/2cKeG6J (affliliate link) In this video we dive into the wisdom contained in the Stoic Seneca's classic work, Letters from a Stoic. =================================================== Support us on Patreon...
Socrates: The Socratic Problem
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Socrates: The Socratic Problem

In this lecture we investigate what is known as the Socratic problem, which is the problem as to whether we can arrive at knowledge of the historical Socrates, or whether he will always remain nothing but a work of fiction. We also look at...
Introduction to Stoicism
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Introduction to Stoicism

Recommended Readings: A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy - http://amzn.to/1sAKIE9 (affiliate link) =================================================== In this video we introduce the philosophy of Stoicism. ===================================================...
Socrates: The Man and His Life
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Socrates: The Man and His Life

In this lecture we investigate the life of Socrates. In particular, we look at two monumental events in his life: his encounter with the oracle at Delphi which pronounced him to be the wisest of all men, and his trial and subsequent execution...
The Ideas of Socrates
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The Ideas of Socrates

Recommended Books on Socrates: Socrates A Life Examined - Luis Navia - http://amzn.to/1TKy3HZ (affiliate link) In this lecture we examine the ideas of Socrates. We look at his exhortation to 'care for your soul', his conviction that knowledge...
The Japanese Yayoi Period
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The Japanese Yayoi Period

This video briefly describes the important historical developments of the Japanese Yayoi Period.
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