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Western Civilization · Chapter 2

Put the Question to the Greeks

Greek thought did not answer one question better and better; it changed the question. Pick a question on the left, then drag the year from 600 down to 250 BCE and watch which schools exist to answer it. The banner tracks what philosophy is for at that moment — and it moves from the cosmos, to the city, to the self, as the polis loses control of its own fate.
drag through three centuries of argument
600 BCE475350250 BCE
Ask them something

Who is around to answer