The History of Philosophy is the history of philosophic arguments

Outline

• Nature of Philosophy
  • Philosophy is the investigation of fundamental issues by rational argument
• Historical Themes
  • Central Role of Arguments
  • Rationalism vs Empiricism
  • Extreme Metaphysics vs Common Sense
  • Skepticism vs Common Sense
  • Role of Math and Science
• Ancient Greek Philosophy (6th century BCE to 4th century)
• Medieval Philosophy (4th to 15th centuries)
• Scientific Revolution (16th and 17th centuries)
• Modern Philosophy (17th and 18th centuries)
  • Continental Rationalism
  • British Empiricism
  • Kant
• Nineteenth Century Philosophy
• Contemporary Analytic Philosophy