In my last article on the exploration of the historical context of the time around 130 years before Socrates, we discovered the events of roughly 50 years of the 6th century BCE. It was the time when most known philosophical activity of the Greeks was still taking place in their Ionian city-states, on the coast … Continue reading Xenophanes from Colophon – a Pre-Socratic Greek Philosopher (ca. 540 BCE)
The Quest for Knowledge
Next to the quest for survival and life itself, I would argue that the quest for knowledge is one of the oldest endeavours of our species. Probably the first 'documented' attempts to understand this world and interpret our place in it are captured in the cave paintings. The currently oldest known cave painting is estimated … Continue reading The Quest for Knowledge
Doubt and Knowledge with Descartes
What can we learn from philosophy of Descartes about certainty, doubt and knowledge?
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