HPS210H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Socratic Method, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Philolaus
26 Sep 2017
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Natural philosophy: subjects in which knowledge was not certain (provisional knowledge) Natural history: descriptive account of floura and fauna in nature (life sciences) (istory of (cid:498)science(cid:499) (cid:498)the sciences(cid:499) (cid:523)scientiae(cid:524): anything that you could generate science that was certain. Theology: (cid:498)queen of the sciences(cid:499) (cid:523)later medieval period(cid:524) Mathematics: anything that could be quantified or geometrical relationships. The concept of (cid:498)nature(cid:499) supernatural: making a distinction between what is natural and what is, regular and orderly. Fundamental substance: water in three forms: water, earth, mist. Adds fire to the elements, basic 4 elements are now: earth, water, air, & fire. Earth removed from center (but not revolving around the sun) One of the most powerful city-states (rivalled by sparta) Center of greek philosophy in 5th and 4th centuries bce. Home to the schools of plato (academy), aristotle (lyceum), the stoics (stoa), and the epicureans (garden of epicurus) Timaeus: dialogue describing creation of the universe (c. 360 bce)
