Philosophical Epochs

Thirteen epochs spanning 2,500 years of East-West philosophy, from ancient Greek inquiry into nature to contemporary analysis, and from Pre-Qin Hundred Schools to Qing practical learning.

• Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
  6th Century BC ~ 4th Century AD | 34 philosophers
• Medieval & Scholastic Philosophy
  5th Century AD ~ 14th Century AD | 13 philosophers
• Renaissance & Early Modern Philosophy
  15th Century ~ 17th Century | 21 philosophers
• French Enlightenment and Materialism
  18th Century | 7 philosophers
• German Classical Philosophy
  1770 ~ 1844 AD | 9 philosophers
• Transition Period and Late 19th Century
  1844 ~ 1900 AD | 7 philosophers
• Modernity, Analytic and Contemporary Great Divergence
  20th Century ~ Present | 13 philosophers
• Pre-Qin Hundred Schools of Thought
  6th Century BC ~ 3rd Century BC | 12 philosophers
• Han Classical Studies & Wei-Jin Xuanxue
  2nd Century BC ~ 5th Century AD | 8 philosophers
• Sui & Tang Buddhist Philosophy
  6th Century AD ~ 10th Century AD | 6 philosophers
• Song Neo-Confucianism
  11th Century AD ~ 13th Century AD | 8 philosophers
• Ming Heart-Mind Studies
  14th Century AD ~ 17th Century AD | 7 philosophers
• Qing Shixue & Modern Chinese Philosophy
  17th Century AD ~ 20th Century AD | 11 philosophers