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Tag: Mythology

November 28, 2023
Beyond Naturalism: Demythologizing Thales

Beyond Naturalism: Demythologizing Thales

The history of Western philosophy is often portrayed as beginning with the work of Thales and the so called “Milesian school” he inaugurated.1 Because he stands, on such accounts, as the fountainhead of our philosophical tradition, his thought has come to be imbued with a mythological significance. In a sense, this should not be surprising, …

October 20, 2023
Pherecydes of Syros and the Occult Roots of Philosophy

Pherecydes of Syros and the Occult Roots of Philosophy

A peculiar self-congratulatory narrative runs throughout contemporary accounts of the history of Western philosophy. According to this narrative, philosophy is, by its very nature, co-extensive with a process of demytholigization. Whereas Greek poets attempted to explain the world mythologically by invoking the unseen operations of gods and spiritual forces, Greek philosophy, on this account, was …

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