Empedocles & Anaxagoras: The Pluralists

The Pluralists, Empedocles & Anaxagoras, combined the philosophy of previous Presocratic thinkers in a way that would influence not just Plato and Aristotle, but also leave a lasting impact on Western philosophy and esotericism by proposing that reality is composed of the four classical elements and abstract forces like the Nous: a "cosmic mind" which has power over all living beings. Find out all about them in today's video!
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• Presocratic Philosophy
What is the Evil Eye?: • What is the Evil Eye?
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plato.stanford.edu/entries/em...
iep.utm.edu/empedocles/
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iep.utm.edu/anaxagoras/
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00:00 Introduction
01:35 Empedocles
07:41 Anaxagoras
13:24 Outro

[@andychap6283]

These videos always teach me something new

[@raddi465]

I am oficially submiting to the flow of your videos~what a good binge watch~keep going★

[@NOTHINGNEWYT]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching :)

[@argee1340]

Been looking forward to this one, thank you for talking about my 2 favs

[@NOTHINGNEWYT]

Glad to hear that! Hope you enjoyed the video :)

[@mdlifer8847]

awesome!

[@tracyredman6684]

Disease and completeness is the spectrum of mental health- as is above is below-the journey from not enough to more than enough

[@Rico-Suave_]

Watching 13:03

[@LuisAldamiz]

Socrates did not lose his life because of philosophy but because of politics: he was a traitor to the Athenian Democracy, an acoomplice of the Thirty Tyrants and Spartan occupation: he deserved the worst and got it.

[@NOTHINGNEWYT]

That was definitely a contributing factor! But I think he was mainly targeted because he was questioning prominent and influential people and making them look foolish in front of everyone, if he hadn't been such a public figure and acted more like the sophists (aka charging for private lessons instead of debating people in public) I doubt he would've been charged with impiety or corrupting the young.
Plato was also a fan of Sparta, and the nephew of Critias, but since he had his little academy he avoided the same kind of public scrutiny I think. But I definitely plan on discussing the political side soon, because it is important to understand Socrates' and Plato's connections to the Thirty Tyrants and how they criticized Democracy.

[@LuisAldamiz]

@@NOTHINGNEWYT - Debatable (especially because we only know the version of his followers and not the opinions of the uncouth masses who voted that penalty). I think it's very clear that he was implicated in the pro-Spartan treason of the Thirty Tyrants. "Impiety" or "corrupting the youth" (ironically the charge that a few weeks ago Senegal's dictator brought agains an opposition leader) just meant in that democratic context "treason" or "crimes against the state" or "against society" ("polis" meant both).
I look forward to your political angle video in any case.