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The Presocratics: Thales
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Richard D. McKirahan delves into the problem of Thales, and how to discover the original contributions of the greek philosopher from the legend.
Intro: 0:00
Belief in myths, power, control, and jealousy: 1:15
Why Miletus?: 4:00
Second-hand sources: 5:33
Thales: 6:32
Geometry: 8:22
Astronomer: 9:38
Water: 12:48
All things are full of Gods: 14:14
Legacy: 17:07
Thales: https://rumble.com/v1gsojr-the-presocratics-thales.html
Anaximander: https://rumble.com/v1gsppb-the-presocratics-anaximander.html
Anaximenes: https://rumble.com/v1gsqol-the-presocratics-anaximenes.html
Xenophanes: https://rumble.com/v1gsr8l-the-presocratics-xenophanes.html
Heraclitus: https://rumble.com/v1gst93-the-presocratics-heraclitus.html
Pythagoras: https://rumble.com/v1gsugl-the-presocratics-pythagoras.html
Parmenides: https://rumble.com/v1gsvkl-the-presocratics-parmenides.html
Zeno of Elea: https://rumble.com/v1ydoqc-the-presocratics-zeno-of-elea.html
Melissus: https://rumble.com/v2gq916-the-presocratics-melissus.html
Anaxagoras: https://rumble.com/v4erh9k-the-presocratics-anaxagoras.html
Empedocles: https://rumble.com/v4gwesw-the-presocratics-empedocles.html
Leucippus and Democritus: https://rumble.com/v4ifd2u-the-presocratics-leucippus-and-democritus.html
Diogenes of Apollonia: https://rumble.com/v4jqfph-the-presocratics-diogenes-of-apollonia.html
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Photos:
Location of Miletus at the Maeander River's mouth By Eric Gaba, Wikimedia Commons user Sting, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7187209
A 640 BCE one-third stater coin from Lydia, shown larger By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=547604
Measuring Pieces - by Fred the Oyster, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35157931
Olive trees on Thassos, Greece By Petr Pakandl - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1176962
This darkness reached shortly before its end (evening) Asia Minor Von Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC) - NASA, siehe [1], Catalog Number 03379, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40074537
Magnetite By Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10172826
Amber By uploaded with permission from User Lanzi by Ra'ike on de.wikipedia - own work from User Lanzi on de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1075751
Seven Sages of Greece By Clemens Schmillen - Derived from this file:, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68429623
Thales (Electricity), sculpture from "The Progress of Railroading" (1908), main facade of Union Station (Washington, DC) By Danvera at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6617203
Hera and Athena handshaking, late 5th century BC, Acropolis Museum, Athens By Marsyas, 07.04.2007, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1930787
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