Western philosophy
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Western philosophy is the intellectual tradition that originated in ancient Greece and developed through European thought, encompassing major movements such as rationalism, empiricism, idealism, and existentialism and shaping modern science, politics, ethics, and metaphysics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Western philosophy canonical | 36 |
| Western philosophy tradition | 1 |
| Western science | 1 |
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Target entity: Western philosophy Context triple: [Socrates, influenced, Western philosophy]
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A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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German idealism
German idealism is a philosophical movement that emerged in late 18th- and early 19th-century Germany, emphasizing the active, constructive role of the mind in shaping reality and including thinkers such as Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel.
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Renaissance humanism
Renaissance humanism was an intellectual movement of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance that emphasized the study of classical antiquity, human potential, and secular learning, laying foundations for modern Western thought.
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Stoicism
Stoicism is an ancient Greek and Roman philosophical school that teaches cultivating virtue, rationality, and inner resilience to achieve tranquility amid life's hardships.
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The Christian Philosopher
The Christian Philosopher is an early 18th-century work by Cotton Mather that attempts to reconcile and harmonize emerging scientific knowledge with Christian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Western philosophy Target entity description: Western philosophy is the intellectual tradition that originated in ancient Greece and developed through European thought, encompassing major movements such as rationalism, empiricism, idealism, and existentialism and shaping modern science, politics, ethics, and metaphysics.
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A.
A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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B.
German idealism
German idealism is a philosophical movement that emerged in late 18th- and early 19th-century Germany, emphasizing the active, constructive role of the mind in shaping reality and including thinkers such as Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel.
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C.
Renaissance humanism
Renaissance humanism was an intellectual movement of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance that emphasized the study of classical antiquity, human potential, and secular learning, laying foundations for modern Western thought.
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Stoicism
Stoicism is an ancient Greek and Roman philosophical school that teaches cultivating virtue, rationality, and inner resilience to achieve tranquility amid life's hardships.
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The Christian Philosopher
The Christian Philosopher is an early 18th-century work by Cotton Mather that attempts to reconcile and harmonize emerging scientific knowledge with Christian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intellectual tradition
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philosophical tradition ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
foundations of morality
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meaning of existence ⓘ nature of political authority ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ possibility of knowledge ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Eastern philosophy ⓘ |
| developedIn | Europe ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Western civilization
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surface form:
Western world
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| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Renaissance Platonism
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surface form:
Renaissance philosophy
ancient philosophy ⓘ contemporary philosophy ⓘ early modern philosophy ⓘ medieval philosophy ⓘ modern philosophy ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Aristotle
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Baruch Spinoza ⓘ Bertrand Russell ⓘ David Hume ⓘ Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ John Locke ⓘ John Stuart Mill ⓘ Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Plato ⓘ René Descartes ⓘ Socrates ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| hasLanguageOfDiscourse |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
conceptual analysis
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dialectic ⓘ logical analysis ⓘ phenomenological description ⓘ scientific reasoning ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | ancient Greece ⓘ |
| hasSubfield |
aesthetics
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epistemology ⓘ ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| includesMovement |
Epicureanism
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Scholastic theology ⓘ
surface form:
Scholasticism
Stoicism ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ critical theory ⓘ empiricism ⓘ existential phenomenology ⓘ existentialism ⓘ idealism ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ positivism ⓘ post-structuralism ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ rationalism ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment thought
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Western education ⓘ Western legal systems ⓘ modern ethics ⓘ modern metaphysics ⓘ modern politics ⓘ modern science ⓘ |
| timePeriod | from 6th century BCE to present ⓘ |
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