Philosophy Timeline

Pre-Socratic philosophy

600 BCE

It offered a rational explanation of the reality of nature. Important philosophers: Thales, Parmenides and Democritus.

Classical philosophy

500 BCE

Philosophy shifted focus from the natural world to human beings and their life in society. Important philosophers: Sophists, Plato, Aristotle.

Hellenistic philosophy

300 BCE

Philosophy was divided into two tendencies: moral philosophy and the investigation of the natural world. Important philosophers: Epicurus, Zeno, Archimedes.

Christian philosophy

200 BCE

The synthesis between philosophy and Christianity
Important philosophers: Plotinus, Porphyry and Augustine of Hippo.

Middle Ages Philosophy

601

At the beggings, there was a cultural standstill. After the 9th century, the situation changed and culture begging to thrive and a method of thought named scholasticism emerged.
The main philosopher is Saint Thomas Aquinas.

The Renaissance

1501

The authors of Greco-Roman were explored and studied. Modern science was developed in the scientific revolution( Galileo, Kepler, Newton)

Knowledge of reality

1701

During this period, two important branches of philosophy emerged: Rationalism( Descartes, Spinoza) and Empiricism (Locke and Hume)

Enlightement

1801

During this period, philosophy believed that society must be improved by education and free thought ( Rousseau, Voltaire, Kant)

Contemporary philosophy

1901

This period is characterised by having diverse philosophical trends. Attempts to offer a complete explanation of reality were abandoned, and attention was focused on particular aspects of reality.
Important philosophers: (Hegel, Marx, Russel, Gasset and Habermas)