History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps Filling the Gaps - a Brief History of Nothing
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Nov 9, 2011 AI Snips
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Project: History Without Any Gaps
- Peter Adamson runs a weekly podcast covering the whole history of philosophy without gaps.
- He argues minor figures and allied disciplines matter to understand major thinkers.
Philosophy Includes Other Disciplines
- Peter Adamson stresses ancient philosophy freely included fields like medicine and astronomy.
- Studying these links clarifies philosophical ideas' development.
Void as 'The Empty' in Greek Thought
- Peter Adamson explains the Greek term tê kenon frames void as 'the empty' or empty area.
- Ancient thinkers often denied void's reality, unlike modern assumptions.