Crash Course History of Science
Plato and Aristotle
S1 • E3 Apr 16, 2018 10m
So, who was this Presocrates guy? Just kidding. Long ago, some philosophers worked very hard to separate myths from what they actually knew about nature. Thales theorized that everything in the world is made of water. Pythagoras was a mathematical-mystical vegetarian. And Democritus, we all know and love as the Atom Guy - Meet the Presocratics.
