So, I've read the beginnings of some history of philosophy and I'll sum it up very simply what I understood:History of ancient greek philosophy ("naturalistic" era):Ionian philosophy: begins with a cosmology (what is the principle "arche" of nature "physis")Milesians:Thales: all is waterAnaximander: the "apeiron" (boundless) is the principle of all thingsAnaximenes: air is the principleHeraclitus from Ephesus: everything is in constant motion and war between opposites (or "fire") is the principle of all thingsthis is also called "logos" or reasonPythagoreans: numbers are the principle of the cosmosEleatics:Xenophanes: god is not anthropomorphicParmenides: "all is one" and the distinction between doxa (opinion) and aletheia (truth)he begins the ontology or study of being and is his "contradiction" with Heraclitus is the first crisis in philosophyZeno: paradoxes to explain why movement is impossibleMelissus: try to organize and compilate the knowledge of his predecessors"Plurality school": tries to organize things after the first crisisEmpedocles: 4 roots make the universe (air, water, fire and earth) and two forces act upon them: love (union) and strife (separation)Anaxagoras: the world is made of small particles which contain everything and they are ruled by "nous" or mindAtomists:Democritus and Leucippus: everything is made of atomsWhat do you think about this era of philosophy?For some reason I think the idea of "apeiron" was a great thing, I also like Heraclitus view on constant motion and the reason behind it all.I also like Empedocles, because the idea of "love and strife" is one of the basics of all cosmology.It sounds very simple, as it is, but they are questionz we keep stumbling upon everytime.They are essential.
>>18473369I like the idea that things are in constant motion and war between opposites"Pólemos panton men pater esti"I tend to run away from the conflicts of life but learning about this helped me understand I can not run away forever and new things (bad or worst) are born from conflict. Also that conflict is constant, natural, I can not run away from it.What do you plan learning/reading next?
>What do you think about this era of philosophy?I havent read much about it, but it seems to me that early philosophy had this /x/ schizo ocult mystic vibes, which is kinda interesting.
>>18473369Nietzsche saw them as a superior to the Socratic era where the emphasis was placed on morality and grand metaphysical systems that guide them.Harmony of opposites is my favorite grand concept of all. The main issue with them is how primitive they are which is increased by the fact their text is either lost or scrambled. Scrambled such as Heraclitus. We have 0 copies of his writing. But the records say it was a very short writing and his quotes are all over other people's works. So we think by combining all the quotes we have a pretty close proxy of his book. And the experts think they have put the quotes in the correct order to reconstruct it.
