Mind Map Gallery History of Western Philosophy

History of Western Philosophy

A mind map about annotated timeline of the story of Western Philosophy from its origins until the year 1000 CE.. The history of Western philosophy spans over thousands of years, encompassing a vast array of philosophical ideas and influential thinkers. It is a journey that explores the fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, ethics, and the nature of reality. By tracing the history of Western philosophy, we gain insights into the evolution of human thought, the development of different philosophical schools, and the ongoing quest for understanding the nature of reality, knowledge, and morality. Each period and philosopher contributes to the rich tapestry of ideas that continue to shape our intellectual and cultural landscape today.

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History of Western Philosophy

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History of Western Phylosophy

Origin

Archaic age of Greece (ca. 800 B.C.- 500 B.C.)

Thales( first philosopher in the Greek tradition)

600 B.C.- 500 B.C.

Pythagoras (founder of the Pythagorean brotherhood)

Xenophanes( one of the most important Pre-Socratic philosophers)

500 B.C.- 400B.C.

Heraclitus[things are constantly changing (universal flux)]

Socrates( the master of philosophy)

400 B.C.- 300 B. C

Xenophon(Symposium and an Apology)

Plato(author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence)

Aristotle(intellectual range was vast, covering most of the sciences and many of the arts)

300 B.C.- 200 B.C.

Epicurus(unsparingly materialistic metaphysics, empiricist epistemology, and hedonistic ethics)

Epicurus

200 B.C.- 100 B.C.

Carneades(credited by ancient tradition with founding the New or Third Academy)

100 B.C.- 1 C.E.

Cicero( vainly tried to uphold republican principles in the final civil wars )

1 C.E.- 100 C.E.

Philo Judaeus(representative of Hellenistic Judaism)

Seneca(occupies a central place in the literature on Stoicism)

100 C.E.- 200 C.E.

Marcus Aurelius(Meditation, Stoicism)

Epictetus( an exponent of Stoicism)

200 C.E.- 300 C.E.

Plotinus( founder of Neoplatonism)

300 C.E.- 400 C.E.

Saint Augustine( influenced the development of Western philosophy and Western Christianity)

Hypatia( the earliest female mathematician)

400 C.E.- 500 C.E.

Proclus( the greatest Neoplatonic philosopher of the 5th century AD)

500 C.E.- 600 C.E.

Boethius(one of the most important intermediaries between ancient philosophy and the Latin Middle Ages

proposed certain esoteric views on the Christian doctrine of the Trinity and the nature of Christ

600 C.E.- 700 C.E.

700 C.E.-800 C.E.

John of Damascus( treatises on the veneration of sacred images placed him in the forefront)

800 C.E.- 900 C.E.

al-Kindi( flourished in Iraq under the Abbasid caliphs al-Maʾmūn and al-Muʿtaṣim)

900 C.E.- 1000 C.E.

Saadiah(translated classic Hebrew literature into Arabic and offered rational arguments)