Since ancient times, mankind strives to explore the world that surrounds them.Curiosity and the desire for the unknown during the time led the person forward, forcing to make great discoveries.Now in a world full of information and knowledge, a person decides to much more complex problems than those faced by his ancestors in the distant past.
Sometimes the question arises, what is needed classical philosophy?Many even call it pseudoscience, because it does not seem to bear specific knowledge.This opinion is difficult to challenge, and not easy to explain what exactly we master the knowledge who learned centuries ago.
to start is to analyze the place of the philosophy in the hierarchy of sciences.Any human cognition begins with a general argument as to what it could be.In fact, at the heart of any science it is a huge philosophical formation.Scientists minds to speculate about the possibility of development and then you enter a specific date and conduct calculation.
Now, classical philosophy - is, on the one hand, the forerunner of all scientific disciplines, on the other hand, a very significant contribution, to affect the world.And that is the second meaning is very often overlooked, because the man just needed some guidance and postulates that will allow him to organize their knowledge and thoughts.
Antique period
most striking is the antique period, because at this time there were outstanding thinkers, laid the foundations for the future development of science.There are two main types - Greek and Eastern philosophy.
If we consider in detail the classical period of ancient philosophy, it can be divided into several stages, which are characterized by certain features.In total, to the ancient period includes any philosophical movements in the 12th century.BC and up to 7.BC- Almost 2000 years.
These include works of Homer, the work of Pythagoras, Democritus and Levkipa, as well as various works of Oriental sages.
- Stage 1 - 7-5 centuries.BC.
- Stage 2 - 5-4 centuries.BC.
- Stage 3 - 4-2 centuries.BC.
- Stage 4 - 1.BC - 5.BC
Classical philosophy in presenting the ancient Greeks cover basic life processes, the people around them.Then their civilization is at the very beginning of development, and they represented the world as a huge cluster of different processes, life and nature.In fact, the Greek classical philosophy at the time - this is an attempt to systematize the knowledge, organize them and to trace different patterns.
Great importance was given to mythology, sensual images, metaphors, but attempts were made to relate all this to gain knowledge of the infinite cosmos and the universe.While predominated non-reflexive form of consciousness, ie,People did not pay as much attention to himself, so the image of the world at that time and the real world is not different, but do not combine.
late period of classical philosophy
Ancient philosophy of the classical period is characterized, above all, the birth of the deep, fundamental philosophical systems and various classical schools: Plato's school, school Peripatetics, skepticism and Epicurean schools.
In later stages of the history of Rome took a leading role, so it is already having a major impact on the formation of philosophical views.Greek views were his subsequent development simultaneously with the formation of new directions and trends.All this has had a significant influence on the formation of the world of humanity at a time on the formation of the principles of morality and law, as well as the development of science and other key sectors of human existence.
