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5 Amazing Philosophy Facts You Didn't Know! | Socrates, Trolley Problem & More

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Discover five fascinating facts about philosophy in under a minute! Learn why Socrates never wrote a word, the meaning behind "philosophy," the famous Trolley Problem by Philippa Foot, existentialist ideas from Sartre and de Beauvoir, and how Eastern philosophy predates Western thought. Perfect for curious minds and philosophy lovers!

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00:00Here are five amazing facts about philosophy.
00:03Socrates, one of the most influential philosophers of all time, never wrote anything down.
00:09Ideas were recorded by a student Plato, who wrote down their conversations in the form
00:13of dialogues, such as the Apology and the Republic.
00:16The word philosophy literally means love of wisdom in Greek.
00:20It was coined by Pythagoras, and it reflects the pursuit of knowledge and understanding
00:25rather than the blind acceptance of dogma or superstition.
00:28One of the most famous thought experiments in philosophy is the trolley problem.
00:33First introduced by Philippa Foot in 1967, it asks whether it's morally permissible to
00:38sacrifice.
00:40One life to save many.
00:42The thought experiment is still used today to debate utilitarianism and other ethical theories.
00:48Existentialist philosophers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir argued that humans are
00:54condemned to be free.
00:55This means that we don't have an inherent purpose or meaning in an indifferent universe, and
01:01therefore we must create our own.
01:03Finally, Eastern philosophy actually predates Western philosophy by several centuries.
01:09While Western philosophy traces its roots back to the Greek philosopher, Talese of Miletus
01:15in the 6th century BCE, Stern traditions, like Confucianism in China and Vedanta in India,
01:22began much earlier and offer insights into ethics.
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