HIST 1001 : History Exam 2 Notes
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Search for explanations based on the natural world and not the action of deities: anaximander: whirling motion divides into the hot (heavens), the cold (earth); further division into wet (oceans) and dry (land) 4 elements = air, fire, water, earth. Leucippus and democritus = matter made of indivisible particles called atoms which disaggregate and are redistributed after death. Sophists: arise in athens in 5th century. There are a lot of things in the world that you can"t know. Instead they focused on how human society works and how you can better your position: how to make a good agreement on both sides of an issue. Oracle at delphi calls socrates the wisest man: he rejects the sophists and says we should understand the truth of the world. The republic: writes down what he believes will be the best government for people to live in.
