084 Pluralists and Other Physiologoi
The History of Ancient Greece
Ryan Stitt
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2018
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, part two of four on a series on Greek philosophy, mathematics, and science in the 5th century BC, we describe the lives, influences, and various theories put forth by the so-called Pluralist School (Anaxagoras, Empedokles, and Archelaos), as well as various other Pre-Socratic physiologoi (aka natural philosophers) not associated with a particular school, such as Hippon and Diogenes of Apollonia, and the philosopher/medical theorist Alkmeon
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/11/084-pluralists-and-other-physiologoi.html
Intro by Janell Rhiannon of Greek Mythology Retold Podcast
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| 0:00.0 | Hello Greek history podcast listeners your host Ryan has |
| 0:06.2 | graciously given me the opportunity to introduce myself. I'm Janelle |
| 0:11.5 | Rianen creator of the Greek mythology retold podcast and author of the Homer |
| 0:17.0 | Chronicles series. Like Ryan, my passion is anything ancient Greek related. My current project focuses on the |
| 0:25.2 | exploration and development of Trojan War era mythological characters |
| 0:30.0 | with the primary focus on giving voice to the heroines alongside the heroes. |
| 0:36.0 | My first three podcasts set up a chronological outline of the years leading up to the war in a way you've never heard before. |
| 0:45.8 | The next several episodes are grouped as the Wonder Women of Greek mythology |
| 0:50.8 | where I share what I've developed for characters like Clydom Nestra, Lita, |
| 0:56.2 | Hecuba, and Penelope, with more to come. |
| 1:00.4 | Check my episodes out at Greek mythology retold available on all major podcast platforms. |
| 1:07.0 | And thanks Ryan for sharing your audio waves with me to Nel Rianen. |
| 1:11.0 | Drink that wine and be married Greek history lovers. You're going to be. So, The Hello, I'm Ryan Stitt and welcome back to the history of ancient Greece. |
| 2:04.8 | Episode 84, pluralists, and other physiologoy. |
| 2:08.4 | On the last episode, we discussed the main philosophical doctrines of the |
| 2:14.5 | elyatics of the 5th century BC. They evolved in opposition to the theories of the |
| 2:19.1 | early Malesian moniesian monies of the 6th century BC who explained all of existence in terms of one primary |
| 2:25.2 | matter as well as to Heraclitus who declared that all existence may be summed up by |
| 2:30.2 | perpetual change the elyatics on the other hand, maintain that the true explanation of things |
| 2:36.7 | lies in the conception of a universal unity of being. According to their doctrine, the senses cannot truly discern this unity, because their reports are inconsistent. |
| 2:46.5 | And so does by thought alone that we can pass beyond the false appearances of our senses, |
| 2:51.7 | and arrive of the knowledge of being or the fundamental truth that all is |
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