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Western philosophy, the part of 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.
Western philosophy originated in Ancient Greece in the 6th century BCE with the pre-Socratics. They attempted to provide rational explanations of the cosmos as a whole. The philosophy following them was shaped by Socrates (469–399 BCE), Plato (427–347 BCE), and Aristotle (384–322 BCE).
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 describes. [1]
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.
Western philosophy is the school of thinking of Western civilization. Generally, it is seen to start with the philosophy of Ancient Greece. Its early devleopment mainly occurred in Europe and the countries around the Mediterranean.
Jun 30, 2008 · Considered to be one of the most important philosophical works of all time, the History of Western Philosophy is a dazzlingly unique exploration of the ideologies of significant...
Mar 21, 2018 · 1.2.1.1 Philosophical Thoughts. The emergence and development of the bourgeois philosophy from the late sixteenth to seventeenth centuries was a revolution of Western classic philosophy, as well as a magnificent era of philosophical development.
