[Audio] The History of Philosophy Audio & Video Share Tweet Alan Woods adresses the Greenwich branch of the Socialist Appeal on the need for philosophy, especially for those who are interested in the perspective of revolution. This talk begins with the materialist pre-Socratics of Greece, where real philosophy began, and the father of dialectics - Heraclitus. Alan Woods adresses the Greenwich branch of the Socialist Appeal on the need for Philosophy, especially for those who are interested in the perspective of revolution. This talk begins with the materialist pre-Socratics of Greece, where real philosophy began, and the father of dialectics - Heraclitus. The relevance to politics of having a philosophy is to explain the apparent static reality of things, which is in fact a surface appearance that conceals maturing contradictions. Part 1Part 2To download the audio file click on part 1 and part 2 with your right mouse button and select "Save Link As" or "Save Target As".
