Focuses on issues of knowledge, skepticism, justification
Modern philosophy is philosophy developed in the modern era and associated with modernity. Philosophy is a latin word “philosophia” which means love of wisdom.
It helps us rediscover our traditional beliefs in a larger context by considering the role of chance in our lives.
It set for itself the three ideals of simplicity, certainty, and linear comprehensiveness . René Descartes is often credited with being the “Father of Modern Philosophy .
CHARACTERISTICS
- Focus on issues of knowledge, skepticism, justification.
- Faith in progress
- Individualism.
- A certain ambivalence about emotions.
- Rationalism and Reliance on science
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Modern philosophy refers to the way people gather and confirm knowledge through direct experiences and logic . The modern period of philosophy begins in the 17th century . The 17th and early 20th centuries roughly mark the beginning and the end of modern philosophy. It is important because it has enhanced the human understanding of nature, experiences, and the universe.
FAMOUS MODERN PHILOSPHERS
Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) , Ludwig Wittgenstein ( 1889–1951) ,René Descartes ( 1596–1650 ) ,Friedrich Nietzsche ( 1844–1900 ) , Thomas Nagel , Martha Nussbaum , Judith Butler, Bertrand Russell , David Chalmers , Noam Chomsky, Daniel Dennett , Sally Haslanger , Noam Chomsky , Jürgen Habermas , Linda Martin Alcoff .
LISTS OF POPULAR BOOKS
- Republic
- Plato
- Apology
- Theaetetus
- Phaedo
- Nicomachean Ethics
- Meditations on First Philosophy
- Passions of the Soul
- Social Contract
- Emilé, or On Education
- Philosophical Investigations
These are the lists of some famous books . you can gain more knowledge after reading these books . Plato is my personal favourite book , the writer has explained it very well and easy to read for all .
FAQs : MODERN PHILOSOPHY
Who is known as the modern philosophy?
René Descartes is often credited with being the “Father of Modern Philosophy.”
What are the five modern philosophy?
includes perennialism, essentialism, social reconstructionism, progressivism, and existentialism on teaching.
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