3.1 The Childhood of Socrates

Socrates’ childhood was probably fairly typical for a boy from a family of modest means. He was born to…

Why does philosophy matter?

Here is another blog on philosophy. This one is about early Greek philosophy.

The Beginnings of Greek Philosophy 5: Parmenides 2.0 and Eleatic Pluralism

Parmenides’ Theory of…

2.5 Partnership with Sparta

Just before the Athenians had made their retreat to Salamis during the war with Persia, a young nobleman on a…

The Beginnings of Greek Philosophy 2: A funny thing happened on the way to Elea

Material Monism?

The Beginnings of Greek Philosophy 4: between a rock and a hard place

Parmenides’ Criticism

1.1 Opening statement

On the seventh of Munychion in the year that Laches was the archon of record [399 BC], the infamous trial took place…

2.2 The Battle of Salamis

Confrontation

The Moral Revolution

In 399 B.C. the most enlightened city in the world put the most innovative thinker in the world on trial for speaking his…

The Beginnings of Greek Philosophy 1: The Right Stuff