Father of Western Philosophy · Water as Arche
P01
All Things Are Numbers · Geometry & Harmony
P02
Panta Rhei (Everything Flows) · Philosopher of Flux
P03
Father of Ontology · Unchanging Being
P04
Father of Western Ethics · Socratic Method
P05
Theory of Forms (Ideas) · Founder of the Academy
P06
Polymath of Antiquity · Logic, Empiricism & Golden Mean
P07
Hellenistic Schools · Stoicism vs Epicureanism
P08
Pinnacle of Scholasticism · Faith and Reason
P09
Father of Empiricism · Scientific Induction
P10
Father of Modern Philosophy · Cogito & Cartesian Space
P11
Deus sive Natura (Pantheism) · Ethics
P12
Tabula Rasa Empiricism · Father of Liberalism
P13
Radical Empiricism · Problem of Induction & Causality
P14
Synthesis of Rationalism & Empiricism · Critical Philosophy
P15
Dialectics (Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis) · Philosophy of History
P16
The World as Will and Representation · Pessimism
P17
Historical Materialism · Das Kapital & Critique of Capitalism
P18
Übermensch, Will to Power & Amor Fati
P19
20th-Century Philosophy of Language · Language Games
P20
Being and Time · Dasein & Fundamental Ontology
P21
Existentialism · Existence Precedes Essence
P22
Founder of Confucianism · Benevolence (Ren) & Ritual (Li)
P23
Founder of Taoism · Tao Te Ching & Wu Wei
P24
Second Sage of Confucianism · Innate Goodness & Humane Rule
P25
Carefree Wandering · Butterfly Dream & Equality of Things
P26
Human Nature is Evil (Xunzi) & Legalism (Han Feizi)
P27
Neo-Confucian Giants · Principle (Li) vs Mind (Xin)
P28
One Mind (Il-sim) & Harmonization of Disputes (Hwajaeng)
P29
Sudden Enlightenment & Gradual Cultivation · Korean Seon Buddhism
P30
Father of Korean Neo-Confucianism · Loyalism & Sarim Lineage
P31
Chief Architect of Joseon Dynasty · Constitutional Statecraft
P32
Master of Korean Neo-Confucianism · Primacy of Principle (Li) & Ten Diagrams
P33
Co-protagonist of the 8-Year Four-Seven Debate
P34
Harmonizing Principle & Material Force · Practical State Reform
P35
Grand Synthesizer of Korean Silhak (Practical Learning)
P36