This post is one in a series on the History of Epistemological Thought Previously in this series: The Ontological Revolution: The Proto-Skepticism of Heraclitus . As discussed in the previous post in this series, Heraclitus introduced ontology into the world of philosophy, threatening to upend the cosmological...
This post is one in a series on the History of Epistemological Thought . Previously in this seri es: The Worldview of the Metaphysical Dualist I have written of three major schools of thought in the ancient world. The Theologi The P hysiologi The Metaphysical Dualists As divergent as these three schools...
This post is one in a series on the History of Epistemological Thought . Previously in this series: Induction in Ancient Greek Thought. A key element of the cosmologies of the Milesian physiologi is the phenomenon of change. Each Milesian believed the entire universe was once composed of a single kind...
"The true science and study of man is man." -Pierre Charron In the 5th century B.C., the Greek sophist Protagoras wrote, "Man is the measure of all things." This statement is generally taken to refer to subjective truth, such as whether a woman is beautiful or a circumstance is happy...
This post is one in a series on the History of Epistemological Thought . Previously in this series: Divination in the Iliad In its earliest days, geometry was empirical and inductive. Ancient measurers noticed repetitions and patterns in observed facts. They used these observations of fact as foundations...