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PHILOSOPHY

PHILOSOPHY: Exploring Fundamental Questions

What is Philosophy?

Origins of Philosophical Thought

Ancient Greek Philosophy: The Foundation

Socrates: The Father of Western Philosophy

Plato: Theory of Forms and Idealism

Aristotle: Logic, Ethics, and Science

Hellenistic Philosophy: Stoicism and Epicureanism

Roman Philosophy: Seneca and Marcus Aurelius

Medieval Philosophy: Faith and Reason

Augustine: The City of God

Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologica

Renaissance Philosophy: Humanism and Revival

Machiavelli: The Prince and Political Realism

Early Modern Philosophy: The Scientific Revolution

Francis Bacon: Empiricism and Scientific Method

René Descartes: Rationalism and Cartesian Doubt

Spinoza: Ethics and Pantheism

Leibniz: Monads and Optimism

Enlightenment Philosophy: Reason and Progress

John Locke: Empiricism and Liberalism

David Hume: Skepticism and Naturalism

Immanuel Kant: Transcendental Idealism

19th-Century Philosophy: New Perspectives

Hegel: Dialectical Idealism

Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Representation

Kierkegaard: Existentialism and Faith

Marx: Historical Materialism and Social Critique

Nietzsche: Will to Power and Ubermensch

20th-Century Philosophy: Diverse Approaches

Pragmatism: William James and John Dewey

Phenomenology: Edmund Husserl and Experience

Existentialism: Sartre, Camus, and Freedom

Analytic Philosophy: Language and Logic

Wittgenstein: Language Games and Meaning

Logical Positivism: Verification and Science

Contemporary Philosophy: Current Debates

Post-Structuralism: Derrida and Deconstruction

Postmodernism: Lyotard and Skepticism of Grand Narratives

Feminist Philosophy: Gender and Power

Environmental Philosophy: Ethics and Nature

Philosophy of Mind: Consciousness and the Brain

Ethics: Moral Principles and Values

Utilitarianism: Greatest Good for the Greatest Number

Deontology: Duty-Based Ethics

Virtue Ethics: Character and Excellence

Political Philosophy: Justice and Governance

Social Contract Theory: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau

Liberalism: Individual Rights and Freedoms

Conservatism: Tradition and Order

Socialism: Equality and Collective Ownership

Anarchism: Abolition of Authority

Aesthetics: The Nature of Beauty and Art

Philosophy of Religion: Faith and Reason

Metaphysics: The Nature of Reality

Epistemology: The Theory of Knowledge

Logic: The Principles of Valid Reasoning

Philosophy of Science: Methods and Assumptions

The Role of Philosophy in Modern Society

Philosophy and Critical Thinking

Philosophy and Ethical Decision-Making

Philosophy and Personal Growth

Applying Philosophical Principles to Everyday Life

The Enduring Relevance of Philosophy

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