10 Interesting Fact About Philosophy and philosophical movements
10 Interesting Fact About Philosophy and philosophical movements
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Philosophy comes from the Greek language, Philosophia which means love for wisdom.
Philosophy has a long history and developed in various parts of the world such as in Greece, India, China and Europe.
Philosophy has many branches or streams such as metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and logic.
Some famous philosophers including Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, and Immanuel Kant.
Philosophical movements arise as a reaction to the problem or socio-political condition at a certain era.
Some famous philosophical movements include humanism, rationalism, empiricism, existentialism, and postmodernism.
Humanism is a philosophical movement that believes in human values such as human dignity, freedom, and human rights.
Rationalism is a philosophical movement that believes that knowledge can be obtained through reason or ratio.
Empiricism is a philosophical movement that believes that knowledge is obtained through experience and observation.
Postmodernism is a philosophical movement that rejects the view that there is an objective truth and believes that all views are relative and depending on the social and cultural context.
