Greek Philosophy 4.1: The Presocratics: Sources, Myth, and Philosophy

Introduction to issues in approaching evidence in Greek Philosophy, with a focus on the Presocratics. Modern efforts to distinguish "myth" and "philosophy," and different ancient perspectives on divine and human wisdom. [Frame rate issues are corrected in video 4.3].
00:00 Introduction
01:35 Approaching evidence: manuscripts, texts, and fragments
08:05 Social and philosophical perspective of authors; example of Aristotle's four causes
15:10 Perspectives on distinguishing "myth" and "philosophy": Introduction
17:20 Modern perspectives: myth, philosophy, science
22:30 Early ancient views: divine and human wisdom
28:00 Later ancient views: inspiration and investigation, with an explanation
37:50 Later ancient definitions of philosophy
41:26 Review