Author: Lyon Leshley

  • The Philosophy of Lucretius: Nature, Atoms, and the Art of Living

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    Alright, let’s talk about someone who absolutely blew my mind when I first encountered him – and I think he’s going to do the same for you. We’re diving into Lucretius, and here’s the thing: this guy was writing nearly 2,000 years ago, but he sounds like he could be your skeptical friend who stays…

  • The Philosophy of Nagarjuna:The Middle Way of Emptiness

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    [SLIDE 1: Title Slide] Alright, let’s talk about one of the most brilliant, challenging, and frankly mind-bending philosophers in human history. And here’s the thing – most of you have probably never heard of him. But if you’ve ever questioned whether anything really exists the way you think it does, if you’ve ever wondered whether…

  • The Philosophy of Pyrrho: The Founder of Ancient Scepticism

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    SLIDE 1: Title Slide – “The Philosophy of Pyrrho: Founder of Ancient Scepticism” Alright, here’s the thing – we’re about to dive into one of the most radical, most misunderstood, and frankly, most relevant philosophies you’ll ever encounter. And I know what you’re thinking: “Ancient Greek philosophy? How is that relevant to my life?” But…

  • The Philosophy of Zeno of Kition: Founder of Stoicism

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    SLIDE 1: TITLE SLIDE Alright, picture this: You’re a successful merchant sailing across the Mediterranean. Your ship is loaded with valuable cargo—purple dye from Phoenicia, maybe some fine pottery, the kinds of goods that could make you wealthy. You know these waters. This is the family business. This is your future. And then… …everything goes…

  • The Philosophy of Diogenes: The Original Cynic Rebel

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    SLIDE 1: Title Slide – “The Philosophy of Diogenes: The Original Cynic Rebel” Alright, picture this: It’s ancient Athens, the philosophical capital of the world. Plato’s running his Academy, Aristotle’s teaching Alexander the Great, and everyone’s debating the finer points of virtue and the good life in their nice togas, in their comfortable schools. And…

  • Pythagoras: The Man, The Myth, The Mathematician

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    SLIDE 1: Title Slide – “Pythagoras: The Man, The Myth, The Mathematician” Alright, here’s the thing about Pythagoras – and I need you to forget everything you think you know from high school geometry for just a moment. Yes, you know the theorem. A-squared plus B-squared equals C-squared. You’ve probably used it to calculate distances,…

  • The Philosophy of Wang Chong: Rationalism in Han China

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    SLIDE 1: Title Slide – “The Philosophy of Wang Chong: Rationalism in Han China” Okay, here’s what I want you to imagine. It’s the year 80 CE. You’re living in Han Dynasty China. The empire is crumbling from within—eunuchs are manipulating the emperor, factions are tearing the court apart, and ordinary people are suffering. But…

  • Introducing Leshley’s Library

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    Welcome to Leshley’s Library – Where Knowledge Knows No Boundaries Leshley’s Library (https://library.leshley.ca/) is an open‑access hub that delivers scholarly lectures and public‑domain works to anyone, anywhere, completely free and without paywalls. AI‑Enriched, Multilingual Learning Our AI pipeline first cleans and formats each lecture. The result? Accurate, readable versions in 28 languages: Arabic • Bulgarian •…

  • Anaximander: Pioneer Western Philosophy

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    SLIDE 1: Title Slide – “Anaximander: Pioneer of Western Philosophy” Okay, here’s a question for you: Who invented the idea that Earth floats in space? No, not Copernicus. Not Galileo. Not even the ancient Greeks you’ve actually heard of. Try a guy named Anaximander, writing in 610 BC – that’s 2,600 years ago – in…

  • Anaximenes of Miletus: Pioneer of Natural Philosophy

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    ## Slide 1: Title Slide – “Anaximenes of Miletus: Pioneer of Natural Philosophy” Alright, here’s something that’s going to blow your mind about ancient philosophy. We’re about to meet a guy who lived 2,600 years ago—Anaximenes of Miletus—and this man had the audacity to look up at the sky, look down at the earth, look…