History of Philosophy(history, wiki, forked, Proteus)
Philosophy, defined as a general, world-wide tendency to
ask big questions about the nature of things, has a very long history, as well as a long
study of History. It has been practiced in every culture, at every time, in every manner imaginable. Only centuries ago, the academic discipline of "philosophy" still included the separate "departments" now studied individually, such as
Science and
Social Science, or
Humanities. There are vast areas of Philosophy and intimate, historical connections in thought between disciplines, cultures, and geographical areas. Classification, such as below, can be oversimplified, but serves as a springboard to further study and intellectual discovery.
Overlapping History of Philosophy
Further Reading
Some content adapted from the Wikinfo article "History_of_philosophy" under the GNU Free Documentation License.
(last updated by Proteus, 1:04pm EDT - Mon, Sep 22 2008)
