The Birth of Western Philosophy

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The Birth of Western Philosophy [660 MB]

Publisher: Barnes & Noble Audio (2004)
ISBN-10: 0760750041
ISBN-13: 978-0760750049
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

"Ancient philosophy" is the name given to that period of (Western) philosophy beginning (roughly) in 600 B.C. and ending (roughly) in 300 A.D. The subject of philosophy was essentially invented at this time. That is, there is no philosophy before Ancient Philosophy.

(There is a book about the elaborate cosmologies and myths and theogonies (e.g., Hesiod's Theogony in the 8th century B.C.) of the period preceding this period, entitled Before Philosophy (1949)).

All of the major fields of philosophy -- metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, philosophy of language, aesthetics, philosophy of religion -- were initiated during this extremely fertile period of nine hundred years. Some of these ancient philosophers are household names, such as Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.

(After (roughly) 300 A.D. the language of philosophy changed from Ancient Greek to Latin, and the tenets of Christianity became important for philosophy. This inaugurated a new period of philosophy, known as Early Mediaeval Philosophy. The most important philosophers from this period are Augustine and Boethius.)

All of the philosophers in this period between 600 B.C. and 300 A.D. wrote and taught in Ancient Greek (of which there were, strictly speaking, four dialects, stemming from different regions of Ancient Greece -- the Aeolic, the Arcadic, the Doric and the Ionic, the last of which includes the Attic dialect, used in mainland Greece, and in particular, in Athens). The geographical region in which they were born and where they lived comprises modern day Greece (including Crete), Western Asia Minor, Italy (including Sicily), and Northern Africa (see Map 1, Map 2, Map 3, Map 4, and Map 5).

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