Hippocrates and the relation between early Greek medicine and philosophy
Nov 2023
The Lesser-Known Philosophy of the Iron Age Greeks
When we think of Western philosophers who pondered questions about the good life, we typically think of the classical era of Greece and the likes of Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle. But my guest would say that the poets and philosophers who came out of the preceding period, Greece ... Show More
45m 12s
Aug 2025
Qui fut le tout premier médecin ?
Rediffusion Dès l'aube de l'humanité, les hommes ont cherché à se soigner. Ainsi a-t-on retrouvé des ossements d'hommes préhistoriques attestant de l'existence de certaines techniques de soins, comme la trépanation ou la réduction de fractures.De même, la médecine égyptienne étai ... Show More
2m 9s
Dec 2022
The Cynics: Counter-culture from Ancient Greece
Today’s counter-culture and alternative movements question mainstream norms, such as putting too much value on material possessions. The Cynics, practical philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome, also rejected conventional desires to seek wealth, power and fame. They were not you ... Show More
39m 35s
Feb 2024
85: Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks, pt. 1 - Thales, Anaximander, Heraclitus
Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks is one of the more obscure texts in Friedrich Nietzsche’s corpus. There are many good reasons for this: it is unfinished, and ends abruptly; it was never published; and it concerns subject matter that is not as immediately accessible as ... Show More
1h 26m