Chapter four was all about the natural philosophers. It was mostly just note-type stuff, and nothing really jumped out at me and made me want to write about it...so I skipped ahead to Democritus!
This chapter is mostly talking about Democritus and all the
things he believed. I think my favorite
part about reading about this last great natural philosopher is that his ideas
connected so well to other examples. I
love when I can make connections between what I’m studying and my life, because
it makes it that much easier to understand, and philosophy is full of
connections! The prime example used in
this chapter was the comparison between Democritus’ atom theory and legos. Both atoms and legos are unbreakable. Both have a variety of shapes and sizes, but
they all fit together. How cool is it
that something as sciencey as atoms could be connected to what is thought to be
a simple childhood toy? I love that!
The other thing I’m beginning to realize and love about
studying philosophy is that philosophy is really just a combination of a bunch
of other subjects. I’m learning science,
such as the atom being the building block of the universe. I’m learning history about who believed what
and whose names should be remembered.
I’ve learned some Nordic mythology.
There’s also a little psychology/sociology thrown in there. Philosophy is like the king of learning,
because it takes all these subjects and connects them. Honestly, I believe philosophers are some of
the greatest minds out there, because they aren’t just concerning themselves
with a small window of study. Even if
they are focusing on one idea, that idea still combines multiple subjects! In
most cases, anyway.
Philosophy hasn’t found a way to bore me yet, and the more I
get into it, the more connections I make, and I feel like the more connections
I make, the more my brain is working for itself and I’m growing. It’s kind of great.
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