Ancient philosophy - Chinese philosophy

This page lists some links to ancient philosophy. In Europe, the spread of Christianity through the Roman world marked the end of Hellenistic philosophy and ushered in the beginnings of Medieval philosophy. Ancient philosophy - Classical. Ancient philosophy - Greek. Pericles (495-429) Aspasia (469-406) Socrates(469-399) Euclid of Megara (450-380) Antisthenes (445-360) Aristippus (435-356) Plato (429-347)Including:

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• Ancient philosophy - Old Iranian philosophy
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Ancient philosophy - Greek. Pericles (495-429) Aspasia (469-406) Socrates(469-399) Euclid of Megara (450-380) Antisthenes (445-360) Aristippus (435-356) Plato (429-347) Xenophon (429-355) Speusippus (407-339) Diogenes of Sinope (400-325) Xenocrates (396-314) Aristotle (384-322) Stilpo (380-300) Theophrastus (370-288) Pyrrho (365-275) Epicurus (341-270) Zeno of Citiu ...

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In the east, Indian philosophy begins with the Vedas where questions related to laws of nature, the origin of the universe and the place of man in it are asked. In the famous Rigvedic Hymn of Creation the poet says: "Whence all creation had its origin, he, whether he fashioned it or whether he did not, he, who surveys it all from highest heaven, he knows--or maybe even he does not know." In the Vedic view, creation is ascribed to the self-consciousness of the primeval being (Purusha). This leads to the inquiry int ...

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Ancient philosophy, Ancient philosophy - Classical, Ancient philosophy - Greek, Ancient philosophy - Roman, Ancient philosophy - Schools of thought in the Hellenistic period, Ancient philosophy - Vedic philosophy, Ancient philosophy - Classical Indian philosophy, Ancient philosophy - Old Iranian philosophy, Ancient philosophy - Chinese philosophy

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In classical times, these inquiries were systematized in six schools of philosophy. The questions asked were: What is the ontological nature of consciousness? How is cognition itself experienced? Is mind (chit) intentional or not? Does cognition have its own structure? The six schools of Indian philosophy are: Mimamsa Samkhya See also:

Ancient philosophy, Ancient philosophy - Classical, Ancient philosophy - Greek, Ancient philosophy - Roman, Ancient philosophy - Schools of thought in the Hellenistic period, Ancient philosophy - Vedic philosophy, Ancient philosophy - Classical Indian philosophy, Ancient philosophy - Old Iranian philosophy, Ancient philosophy - Chinese philosophy

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