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Western philosophy refers to the philosophical thought and work of the Western world. Historically, the term refers to the philosophical thinking of Western culture, beginning with the ancient Greek philosophy of the pre-Socratics.
Philosophy. Philosophy ( φιλοσοφία, 'love of wisdom', in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language. It is a rational and critical inquiry that reflects on its own methods and assumptions. Historically, many of the individual ...
This is a list of philosophers from the Western tradition of philosophy. Western philosophers. Ancient Greece. 600–500 BC. Thales of Miletus (c. 624 – 546 BC). Of the Milesian school. Believed that all was made of water. Pherecydes of Syros (c. 620 – c. 550 BC).
A History of Western Philosophy is a 1946 book by British philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970). A survey of Western philosophy from the pre-Socratic philosophers to the early 20th century, each major division of the book is prefaced by an account of the historical background necessary to understand the currents of thought it ...
Storia della filosofia occidentale (titolo completo: Storia della filosofia occidentale e dei suoi rapporti con le vicende politiche e sociali dall'antichità a oggi, titolo originale A History of Western Philosophy And Its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day) è un saggio divulgativo di ...
Western philosophy, history of Western philosophy from the ancient Greeks to the present. This article relates philosophical ideas and movements to their historical background and traces the changing conception of the definition, function, and task of philosophy.
The values that a person holds may be personal or political depending on whether they are considered in relation to the individual or to society. [1] Apart from moral virtue, examples of personal values include friendship, knowledge, beauty etc. and examples of political values, justice, equality and liberty.
