The Overlooked Ancient Philosophers Anaxagoras, Democritus, and Protagoras

Anaxagoras, Democritus, and Protagoras were three presocratics during the golden age of Athens. Anaxagoras is famous for his theory that everything is contained in everything and that mind is what sets everything in motion. Democritus is renowned for his theory of the atom. Protagoras is a sophist, who taught relativism and made a lot of money doing it. Together these philosophers bring the philosophic scene in Athens to life and set the stage for Socrates.
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0:00 Intro
1:20 Anaxagoras
4:15 Democritus
5:44 Protagoras

Books Referenced:
"A History of Western Philosophy" by Bertrand Russell
"Lives of the Eminent Philosophers" by Diogenes Laertius
"The Sophistic Movement" by G.B. Kerferd
"Democracy: A Life" by Paul Cartledge
"The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece" by Josiah Ober

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