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PHIL 1001 · Introductory Survey Course in Philosophy, Ancient to Modern — The Pre-Socratics: What Is the World Made Of?

Led by Heraclitus of Ephesus Simulacrum

PHIL 1001 · Introductory Survey Course in Philosophy, Ancient to Modern — The Pre-Socratics: What Is the World Made Of?: course card
1 tutorial Philosophy Updated June 2026

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The first philosophers and the first questions: what is the world made of, is it one or many, does it change or remain the same? From Thales through Heraclitus and Parmenides to the atoms of Democritus.