cosmocentrism ancient philosophy - this is the first stage in the development of world philosophy, which lasted from the 6th century BC to the sixth century AD.Early ancient philosophy was based on the mythological perception of the world, which is inextricably linked with nature and its phenomena, so it was called "physical", that is natural.Cosmocentrism ancient philosophy considers space as the center of the universe, which is based on natural natural harmony.
central issue was the origin of the world - from which, a matter of how life began.Philosophers "physics" to find answers to natural phenomena, and the source of order and harmony they saw in nature.The ancient Greek word "nature" is the opposite of the word "chaos."
main objective thinkers put their thoughts search primordial being, some matter of which could arise not only the whole visible world, but a reasonable animate beings.
to represent a "fundamental principle" the ancient Greek philosophers introduced the term "Arche."Representatives of Milesian school as she looked at all the possible natural phenomena, for example, Thales fundamental principle of all things called water, Heraclitus - the fire, Anaxagoras - ground and Anaximenes - air.And representatives of non-materialistic orientation in schools as primordial substance called abstract concepts: "Tao", "logo", "Eidos", "yin-yang".
real revolution in philosophy was the logic of Parmenides, according to which "nothing" can not exist, and "to be" for things means that it can no longer be anything, what it is not at the current time.Such abstract and logical approach to explaining things found further development in many philosophical schools.In particular, Democritus, as the representative of the direction of atomism, believed that the world consists of tiny indivisible particles that move in a vacuum.From his point of view, "nothing" exists - a vacuum in which the atoms move.
cosmocentrism ancient philosophy also sought to identify the cause of world harmony and order.
materialists natural philosophers believed that the reason lies in the harmony of nature itself, in the physical processes and phenomena.Water, earth, air, fire, atoms - all this carries a natural natural laws.
rationalist idealists blamed the world order in the spiritual processes and phenomena.Concepts for this line of philosophy - eidos, idea, reasonable start, boundless - Apeiron.
However cosmocentrism in the philosophy of trying to combine these two opposing essentially flow.Thus, any generalizations scholars such as yin and yang in the East, the Pythagorean school in ancient Greece.Their basic idea is this: the world is so harmonious, because it united the opposition, but the essence of harmony - a "complete mosaic."According to these philosophers, moral purification, intelligent insight into the nature allows to save spiritually.
Conclusions
cosmocentrism ancient philosophy saw the unity in diversity: the world - is one that has become many.All things and events are interconnected, thus nothing is self-sufficient.
characteristic features of ancient philosophy can be expressed in these terms:
- to be natural, be yourself, people should strive to nature because she is wise.
- Ideal developed personality - balanced, harmonious, natural.
- soul and the human body are fine, because they are those created by nature.
- Enjoying the beauty is catharsis - purification of the soul, resulting in the person strives to become better, he wants to live.
most famous representatives are cosmocentrism Heraclitus, Socrates, Confucius, Plato, Democritus, Pythagoras.
