If you want to really understand philosophy, start with Pythagoras, the man coined the term Philosophy and Cosmos -- and conducted the first attested scientific experiment in history.
His legacy, through Plato, was resurrected as a key element of the Renaissance and Enlightenment.
It makes modern philosophy look like a sad farce since this legacy of modern thought probably isn't taught in a single modern philosophy course (happy to be proven wrong).
His legacy, through Plato, was resurrected as a key element of the Renaissance and Enlightenment.
It makes modern philosophy look like a sad farce since this legacy of modern thought probably isn't taught in a single modern philosophy course (happy to be proven wrong).