History of Western Philosophy -- Tilly

Author: (USA) Tilly (USA) Wood
Translator: Ge Li
United States / USA
Publisher:
Publish Date: 1995-07-01
Features: The history of philosophy aims to present the various attempts to address the existential problem or to understand our experiential world in a connected manner. It is the history of the development of human thought that traces the origins and explores the principles from ancient times to the present. It not only lists and explains various philosophical theories chronologically but also studies the relationships between these theories, the periods in which they emerged, and the thinkers who provided these philosophical theories. Each philosophical system relies, to some extent, on the civilization in which it arose, the nature of previous philosophical systems, and the personality of its founders. Conversely, it greatly influences contemporary and future thoughts and institutions. Therefore, the history of philosophy must strive to place each cosmology in its appropriate context, view it as a part of an organic whole, and connect it with its cultural, political, moral, social, and religious factors in the past, present, and future. The history of philosophy must also attempt to trace the threads of progress in the history of human speculation: explaining how philosophical viewpoints arise, how various problems and their solutions give rise to new questions and answers, and the advancements of each era in achieving the ultimate solutions.