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This video is about Classical Greece's contributions and legacy to society. It focuses on Philosophy, through the Pre-Socratic philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. It also mentions the subjects of History, Theatre, Medicine, and Architecture, going up to the end of the Classical Age in the mid 300s BCE. This is episode 5 of our Chapter on Ancient Greece.
Ancient Greek philosophy arose in the 6th century BC, marking the end of the Greek Dark Ages. Greek philosophy continued throughout the Hellenistic period and the period in which Greece and most Greek-inhabited lands were part of the Roman Empire. Philosophy was used to make sense of the world using reason. It dealt with a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, epistemology, mathematics, political philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, ontology, logic, biology, rhetoric and aesthetics.
Greek philosophy has influenced much of Western culture since its inception. Alfred North Whitehead once noted: "The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato". Clear, unbroken lines of influence lead from ancient Greek and Hellenistic philosophers to Roman philosophy, Early Islamic philosophy, Medieval Scholasticism, the European Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment.
Greek philosophy was influenced to some extent by the older wisdom literature and mythological cosmogonies of the ancient Near East, though the extent of this influence is widely debated. The classicist Martin Litchfield West states, "contact with oriental cosmology and theology helped to liberate the early Greek philosophers' imagination; it certainly gave them many suggestive ideas. But they taught themselves to reason. Philosophy as we understand it is a Greek creation".
Subsequent philosophic tradition was so influenced by Socrates as presented by Plato that it is conventional to refer to philosophy developed prior to Socrates as pre-Socratic philosophy. The periods following this, up to and after the wars of Alexander the Great, are those of "Classical Greek" and "Hellenistic philosophy", respectively.
Welcome to our new MADE IN ANCIENT HISTORY series! This series is meant to be a deep dive into the Ancient and Classical periods all over the WORLD! This 2nd Chapter is called Glory of Greece, and deals with Ancient Greece from the end of its Dark Age until its Classical Age.
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0:00 Intro
1:50 Philosophy
9:21 History
10:25 Theatre
13:27 Classical Architecture
14:28 Medicine
15:04 Conclusion
All images used with CC license.
Music used:
Hiding Your Reality by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3875-hiding-your-reality
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
This video is about Classical Greece's contributions and legacy to society. It focuses on Philosophy, through the Pre-Socratic philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. It also mentions the subjects of History, Theatre, Medicine, and Architecture, going up to the end of the Classical Age in the mid 300s BCE. This is episode 5 of our Chapter on Ancient Greece.
Ancient Greek philosophy arose in the 6th century BC, marking the end of the Greek Dark Ages. Greek philosophy continued throughout the Hellenistic period and the period in which Greece and most Greek-inhabited lands were part of the Roman Empire. Philosophy was used to make sense of the world using reason. It dealt with a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, epistemology, mathematics, political philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, ontology, logic, biology, rhetoric and aesthetics.
Greek philosophy has influenced much of Western culture since its inception. Alfred North Whitehead once noted: "The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato". Clear, unbroken lines of influence lead from ancient Greek and Hellenistic philosophers to Roman philosophy, Early Islamic philosophy, Medieval Scholasticism, the European Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment.
Greek philosophy was influenced to some extent by the older wisdom literature and mythological cosmogonies of the ancient Near East, though the extent of this influence is widely debated. The classicist Martin Litchfield West states, "contact with oriental cosmology and theology helped to liberate the early Greek philosophers' imagination; it certainly gave them many suggestive ideas. But they taught themselves to reason. Philosophy as we understand it is a Greek creation".
Subsequent philosophic tradition was so influenced by Socrates as presented by Plato that it is conventional to refer to philosophy developed prior to Socrates as pre-Socratic philosophy. The periods following this, up to and after the wars of Alexander the Great, are those of "Classical Greek" and "Hellenistic philosophy", respectively.
Welcome to our new MADE IN ANCIENT HISTORY series! This series is meant to be a deep dive into the Ancient and Classical periods all over the WORLD! This 2nd Chapter is called Glory of Greece, and deals with Ancient Greece from the end of its Dark Age until its Classical Age.
1. THIS VIDEO IS FROM CHAPTER 2 OF OUR MADE IN ANCIENT HISTORY SERIES
Chapter 2 Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaWQkkziGGffZk0zXLXfoG4mjQwjW-KrU
2. CLICK HERE IF YOU'RE NEW TO HISTORY AND WANT A FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY OF THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE WORLD: youtu.be/T5PwyuzSYcs
3. Check out our WORLD DOCUMENTARY playlist (Long Form Documentaries):
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaWQkkziGGfcm0zawwpoKVti5DCTsoTBH
4. Check out our playlists by PERIOD (Short Form Documentaries):
youtube.com/channel/UCFn4wt14ytUbngBJp8SsWKQ/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=3
Please subscribe to Made In History for more videos! We are always trying to grow!
0:00 Intro
1:50 Philosophy
9:21 History
10:25 Theatre
13:27 Classical Architecture
14:28 Medicine
15:04 Conclusion
All images used with CC license.
Music used:
Hiding Your Reality by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3875-hiding-your-reality
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
