The Hellenistic world, birthed from Alexander’s colossal conquests, was a melting pot of cultures, a landscape marked by the spread of Greek language and thought, and the rise of new cities along the sprawling trade routes.
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This article describes the classical athenian philosophy of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. The philosophies of these three great thinkers represent the initial, nourishing fruits emerging from the roots laid down in earlier periods. The article also questions the relevance of some of their core ideas to the modern lifestyle and technological prowess.
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Summary of a year’s reflection and discussion about the dynamic and evolving nature of human understanding and its impact on the world. This article has links to the summaries produced for each of the twelve topics.
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Under the aegis of the Roman Empire, early Christianity morphed into Christendom and incorporated ideas from Greek philosophy. These composite ideas spawned the ‘natural philosophy’ that later became modern science. The Black Death, the Renaissance and the Enlightenment nurtured science and simultaneously planted the seeds of Christendom’s destruction.
In Europe, and consequently in America after its colonization by Europeans, Christendom helped shape the culture from which the world as we know it today emerged.
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A summarised account of how we got from the ‘Big Bang’ to now. This account draws on both ‘Journey of the Universe’ and ‘Origin Story: A Big History of Everything’.
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