The Consequences of Ideas — Season 1, Episode 1: Thales
Documentary • 23 min • 1 season, 35 episodes
Episode synopsis
As Christians we are not without answers to life's most fundamental questions. We have God's Word to supply those answers for us. But how have others tried to resolve those ultimate questions? Beginning this new series titled Consequences of Ideas, which looks at the development of philosophical thought that has shaped the Western world, Dr. Sproul starts at the beginning with Thales and his idea of the unifying factor in reality.
About The Consequences of Ideas
To understand the culture in which we live, you need to be familiar with the ideas that have shaped it. In Ligonier's survey series, The Consequences of Ideas, R.C. Sproul traces the contours of Western philosophy throughout history and shows how our culture evolved to what it is today. From ancient Greek thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to Christian philosophers such as Augustine, Anselm and Aquinas to the shapers of modern thought such as Hume, Kant and Nietzsche, R.C. demonstrates the consequences of each of these and other important thinkers' ideas on world events, theology, the fine arts and culture, as well as our everyday lives. Listen, and you will hear echoes of their ideas in your daily conversations—especially as you witness to unbelievers.