Philosophers Timeline
470-399 BCE
Founder of Western philosophy, known for Socratic method
428-348 BCE
Founder of Academy, Theory of Forms
384-322 BCE
Logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences
1596-1650
Father of modern philosophy, "I think, therefore I am"
1724-1804
Critique of Pure Reason, transcendental idealism
1844-1900
Will to power, eternal recurrence, übermensch
1889-1976
Being and Time, fundamental ontology
1905-1980
Existence precedes essence, radical freedom
1926-1984
Power relations, discourse analysis
1925-1995
Difference and repetition, rhizome theory
1930-2004
Deconstruction, différance
Philosophical Schools Timeline
6th century BCE
Ethics, social philosophy, virtue
6th century BCE
Natural way, non-action, balance
3rd century BCE
Logic, ethics, and natural philosophy
17th century
Reason as source of knowledge
18th century
Experience as source of knowledge
19th century
Greatest good for greatest number
19th-20th century
Individual existence, freedom, and choice
20th century
Conflict between meaning search and meaninglessness
19th-20th century
Rejection of meaning and value
20th century
Skepticism toward grand narratives
20th century
Analysis of conceptual oppositions