The Presocratics and Republic 1: Ionian Physics and its Cultural Consequences

Name: The Presocratics and Republic 1: Ionian Physics and its Cultural Consequences
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Description: Dr. Michael Sugrue examines the profound cultural and intellectual impact of Ionian physics, tracing its destabilizing effects on the polis and the subsequent…

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The Presocratics and Republic 1: Ionian Physics and its Cultural Consequences

Michael Sugrue Columbia University

1:00:57·2023·graduate·Standalone Lecture

Dr. Michael Sugrue examines the profound cultural and intellectual impact of Ionian physics, tracing its destabilizing effects on the polis and the subsequent philosophical responses from Socrates and Plato.

Is about the world's first scientific revolution [Ionian physics] and its cultural consequences. This new science destabilized the polis and demanded a new response that was intellectually respectable in this new context. Socrates and Plato and Aristotle took up the challenge of creating a new rational monotheism that modified all of the human sciences.

History Philosophy History of Science & Literature Plato, Aristotle & Ancient Philosophy History of Science, Medicine & Computing Presocratic Thought Greek Philosophy

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Michael Sugrue

Former Professor of History, Princeton University

Michael Sugrue was a distinguished former Professor of History at Princeton University, known for his engaging lectures on intellectual history and philosophy.

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