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028 Augustinus: Confession
Augustine was born in the 4th century in North Africa, in what is Algeria today. North Africa then was not like Africa we think of today. It was the center of culture alongside Rome. Augustine’s mother wanted him to become a Christian like her, but he chose to believe in Manichaeism, rejecting Christianity. Then, he met Saint Ambrose, the Bishop of Milan at the time, and was baptized and became a Christian. After that, he founded a brotherhood with his companions and dedicated himself to the life of a monk.
In order to understand the philosophy of Augustine, we first need to understand the lineage of thought that begins with Plato and goes all the way down to Plotinus and Augustine, so tod...
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027 Plotinus: The last ancient philosopher
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In Raphael’s [The School of Athens], there are Plato and Aristotle in the center, and Plotinus on the far right side. Plotinus was from North Africa, which was a colony of the Roman Empire at the time. Plato is from the 4th century BC, and Plotinus is from the 3rd century AD, so there's about 5-600 years of difference between them. But Plotinus was a big fan of Plato, so he claimed to be Plato'...
026 Lucretius: Ancient Roman poet and philosopher
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This is [The Birth of Venus], painted by Botticelli. It captures the beauty and sensuality of Venus. There is a book that inspired Botticelli to paint this. It’s a book called [On the Nature of Things] by Lucretius. The book begins with a hymn to Venus, the goddess of beauty. “Wander freely after the freely-wandering Venus, and lead elsewhere the tumults of your mind.” Lucretius was a poet and ...
025 Zeno: The founder of Stoic philosophy
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There were two people named Zeno in ancient Greece. One is Zeno of Elea, and the other is Zeno of Citium. Zeno of Elea was the student of Parmenides who presented Zeno’s paradox, and Zeno of Citium is the founder of Stoicism. Zeno of Citium was a merchant in the Mediterranean region. One day, he was going to Athens with goods when he was shipwrecked. All of his property fell into the sea, and Z...
024 Epicurus: Epicureanism (A Philosophical Getaway)
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Epicurus was born on the Greek island of Samos around 4th century BC. When he was younger, he went to Athens and became a pupil of Democritus. Epicurus accepted the atomic theory from Democritus. However, his atomic theory was different from that of his teacher. While Democritus thought that atoms only move mechanically, Epicurus thought they also have spontaneous deviations. In today’s terms, ...
023 Pyrrho: A true skeptic in Western philosophy
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When Alexander the great began his conquests in the east, he took many scholars with him. One of the scholars who followed Alexander the Great on his expedition was Pyrrho. In India, he was impressed by the ascetics who maintained inner peace in the midst of physical pain. Through them, Pyrrho learned about abstinence and the life of sages. After that, he began contemplating a question: “How co...
022 Plato & Aristotle: Aesthetics
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This is ‘The Starry Night’ painted by Vincent van Gogh. It is a beautiful piece of art depicting the night sky with cobalt blue. This is ‘The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street’ by Giorgio de Chirico. Chirico depicted a very realistic street in such an unrealistic composition. And this is ‘The Scream of Nature’ by Edvard Munch. He expressed a person's fear and shudder so well... We see certain ...
021 Aristotle: logic
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Do you know the origin of this song? The origin of the lyrics is surprisingly related to Aristotle from 2,500 years ago. Aristotle founded a school called Lyceum in the temple of Apollo in Athens. Here he taught metaphysics, physics, biology, rhetoric, politics, ethics, and logic. It is amazing that one person can teach so many fields of study. At the end of the semester, they would have taken ...
021 Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics
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There are two pillars of western philosophy: Plato and Aristotle. This is Plato pointing his finger up to the sky, and this is Aristotle facing his palm to the ground. Plato is pointing up to the sky to say that the real world is up there in the world of ideas, while Aristotle is saying that the important thing is the reality here. That is why Plato is said to be an idealist, while Aristotle is...
019 Aristotle: Plato diluted by common sense
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There are two pillars of western philosophy: Plato and Aristotle. This is Plato pointing his finger up to the sky, and the other is Aristotle facing his palm to the ground. Plato is pointing up to the sky to say that the real world is up there in the world of ideas, while Aristotle is saying that the important thing is the reality here. However, Plato and Aristotle's philosophy are not complete...
018 Aristippus: Sensation is Everything. Drink and Dine!
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In Raphael’s “The School of Athens,” you can find Socrates talking enthusiastically with his students on the left. Among them, Alcibiades stands out. He was well known as a handsome general in Athens. There is another pupil of Socrates who is quite famous. It’s Aristippus. He might be one of the students in the painting. Let’s say it’s him. Socrates didn't receive tuition from his students. It'...
017 Plato: The Great Theory of Beauty
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This is 'Venus de Milo' and this is Michelangelo's 'David'. They’re beautiful sculptures. But why do we think that these artworks are beautiful? There are two ways of looking at this. One is that they are beautiful because there is the objective property of beauty in the works. The other is that this is just a piece of stone, and I have the subjective feeling of beauty when I look at it. Plato ...
016 Plato: The Ideal State
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Ancient Greece was made up of multiple city-states. The most powerful city-states were Athens and Sparta. Athens was a democracy, and Sparta was an oligarchy ruled by kings. But around 5th century B.C., Sparta won the Peloponnesian War, and a pro-Spartan oligarchy government was installed in Athens. This is the rule of the Thirty. Plato’s relatives were members of the Thirty Tyrants. But the ol...
015 Plato: Theory of Ideas
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There are two pillars of western philosophy: Plato and Aristotle. This is Plato pointing his finger up to the sky, and the other is Aristotle facing his palm to the ground. Aristotle was Plato’s student. Although he presented a philosophy that contradicts Plato’s thoughts, he was still under the influence of Plato. In that sense, all of western philosophy can be said to be under Plato’s influen...
014 Socrates: Know that you know nothing
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Around the fifth century B.C., Chaerephon, a friend of Socrates, went to the Temple of Delphi and asked, "Who is the wisest man in Greece?" The oracle said, "The wisest man in Greece is Socrates." So Chaerephon went to Socrates and said, "Hey. I heard you're the wisest man in Greece..." But Socrates couldn’t understand,. Socrates thought he didn’t know anything, so how could he be the wisest ma...
013 Socrates: The Theory of Recollection
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013 Socrates: The Theory of Recollection
012 Gorgias: The Radical Skeptic (Nothing Exists)
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012 Gorgias: The Radical Skeptic (Nothing Exists)
011 Diogenes: A dog-like life
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011 Diogenes: A dog-like life
010 Protagoras: Man is the measure of all things
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010 Protagoras: Man is the measure of all things
009 Democritus: Everything is Atoms
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009 Democritus: Everything is Atoms
008 Empedocles: The Theory of 4 Elements
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008 Empedocles: The Theory of 4 Elements
007 Zeno: The Philosopher Who Denied Change
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007 Zeno: The Philosopher Who Denied Change
006 Parmenides: What is is, and what is not is not
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006 Parmenides: What is is, and what is not is not
005 Heraclitus: Panta Rhei
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005 Heraclitus: Panta Rhei
004 Pythagoras: The Murder of Root 2
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004 Pythagoras: The Murder of Root 2
003 Anaximenes: The First Experimental Scientist
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003 Anaximenes: The First Experimental Scientist
002 Anaximander: A Bold Thinker
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002 Anaximander: A Bold Thinker
001 Thales: The First Philosopher
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001 Thales: The First Philosopher

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