Topics: Philosophy : History of Philosophy
Western philosophy has a long and varied history, dating back to the pre-Socratic philosophers of ancient Greece. The category for history of philosophy is dedicated to sites and pages which deal with the history of philosophy in general or a separate period, rather than with a particular topic or a particular philosopher.
19th Century
Major philosophical trends in the 19th century include post-Kantian German idealism (Hegel, Fichte, et al.), Positivism, and American Pragmatism.
American Transcendentalism,
British Idealism,
Egoism,
Idealism,
Philosophers,
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20th Century
Frankfurt School,
Logical Positivism,
Philosophers,
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Ancient
'Ancient philosophy' is the conventional title, in Europe and the English-speaking academy, for the philosophical activities of the thinkers of the Graeco-Roman world.
Cynicism,
Cyrenaic School,
Eleaticism,
Epicureanism,
Megarian School,
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Early Modern
Modern western philosophy is commonly assumed to start with in the 16th century, and includes as major figures Leibniz, Descartes, Spinoza, Hume, Locke, Berkeley, and Kant.
Cambridge Platonism,
Cartesianism,
Enlightenment,
Philosophers,
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Historians
Historians or philosophers who are widely identified as historians of philosophy.
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Medieval
The medieval period in philosophy dates from the end of the Roman empire (5th century CE) to the European Renaissance (14th century CE), and is largely defined by Neoplatonic, Aristotelian, and Scholastic philosophies.
Philosophers,
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Renaissance
The Renaissance is a breakpoint between Medieval and Modern thought, spanning (roughly) two and a half centuries from the year 1350 to the late 16th century.
Philosophers,
Platonism,
Political Realism,
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