History of philosophy

The history of philosophy is the systematic study of the development of philosophical thought. It focuses on philosophy as rational examination based on arguing, but some people also include myth and religious traditions.

Western philosophy started with a question about the basic nature of the outer space in Ancient Greece. Later philosophical developments covered several different topics including the nature of reality and the mind, how people should act, and how to arrive at knowledge. The medieval period was focused more on theology. The Renaissance period saw a renewed interest in Ancient Greek philosophy and the coming of humanism. The modern period was seen as an increased focus on how philosophical and scientific knowledge is created. Its new ideas were used during the Enlightenment period to challenge traditional people in charge. Important developments in the 19th and 20th centuries included German idealism, pragmatism, positivism, formal logic, linguistic analysis, phenomenology, existentialism, and postmodernism.

Western

Western philosophy refers to the philosophical traditions and ideas connected with the area and cultural history of the Western world. It started in Ancient Greece and later expanded to the Roman Empire. After that, it spread to Western Europe and eventually reaching other areas, including North America, Latin America, and Australia. Spanning over 2,500 years, Western philosophy began in the 6th century BCE and continues to change today.

Ancient

Western philosophy originated in Ancient Greece in the 6th century BCE. This period is ordinarily believed to have ended in 529 CE when the Platonic Academy and other philosophical schools in Athens were closed by order of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, who tried to hold down and stop non-Christian teachings.