Historical types of philosophy

Renaissance philosophy

1400 BCE

What is called the European Renaissance( period of great inventions and creativity) followed the introduction of three novel mechanical inventions from the East: gunpowder, block printing , and the compass. Pietro Pomponazzi was a leading representative of Renaissance Aristotelianism . He contended that the immortality of the individual soul cannot be demonstrated on the basis of Aristotle but must be accepted as an article of faith.

• Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy; The pre-Socratic philosophers

400 BCE

Cosmology and the metaphysics of matter,
Because the earliest Greek philosophers focused their attention upon the origin and nature of the physical world, they are often called cosmologists, or naturalists.
Thales is considered the first Greek philosopher because he was the first to give a purely natural explanation of the origin of the world, free from mythological ingredients. He held that everything had come out of water—an explanation based on the discovery of fossil sea animals far inland

Medieval philosophy

400 BCE

The philosophical speculation that occurred in western Europe during the Middle Ages i.e., from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries CE to the Renaissance of the 15th century. Philosophy of the medieval period was closely connected to Christian thought, particularly theology. San Agustín considers the Christian scriptures to constitute the touchstone against which philosophy including political philosophy must be assayed

Modern philosophy-The rise of empiricism and rationalism

1700

The contrast between empiricism and rationalism. This theme dominated the philosophical controversies of the 17th and 18th centuries and was hardly resolved before the advent of Immanuel Kant. Kant’s three major volumes are entitled critiques, and his entire philosophy focuses on applying his critical method to philosophical problems. The correct method in philosophy, according to Kant, is not to speculate on the nature of the world around us but to perform a critique of our mental faculties.

Contemporary philosophy

1900

The most-significant divisions in 20th-century philosophy were influenced and intensified by geographic and cultural differences. The tradition of clear logical analysis.Dany-Robert Dufour he main theme of his works is the subject in postmodern society and the problems that he faces. The philosopher argues that contemporary society is based on amoral principles and the cultural crisis has made it possible for economic crises such as 2008 to emerge.