Index of philosophy
The alphabetical index of philosophy is so large it had to be broken up into several pages. To look up a topic in philosophy, click on the first letter of its name. To find topics by core area, field, major philosophical tradition, or time periods, see the subheadings further below.
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Lists
List articles are pages consisting of a lead section followed by a list (which may or may not be divided by headings). The items on these lists include links to articles in a particular subject area, and may include additional information about the listed items.
- List of philosophers
- List of philosophical concepts
- List of philosophical literature
- List of philosophical organizations
- List of philosophies
- List of philosophy awards
- List of philosophy anniversaries
- List of schools of philosophy
Philosophy articles
Core areas of philosophy
Other fields of philosophy
History of philosophy
Major traditions in philosophy
Lists of philosophers
Philosophers by area of study
Philosophers by major tradition
- List of analytic philosophers
- List of ancient Platonists
- List of continental philosophers
- List of Eastern philosophers
- List of scholastic philosophers
Philosophers by period
- List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
- List of philosophers born in the 1st through 10th centuries
- List of philosophers born in the 11th through 14th centuries
- List of philosophers born in the 15th and 16th centuries
- List of philosophers born in the 17th century
- List of philosophers born in the 18th century
- List of philosophers born in the 19th century
- List of philosophers born in the 20th century
Philosophers by region
- List of African American philosophers
- List of American philosophers
- List of British philosophers
- List of Canadian philosophers
- List of Catholic philosophers and theologians
- List of Chinese philosophers
- List of Finnish philosophers
- List of French philosophers
- List of German-language philosophers
- List of Icelandic philosophers
- List of Iranian philosophers
- List of Italian philosophers
- List of Jewish American philosophers
- List of Jewish scientists and philosophers
- List of Korean philosophers
- List of Lithuanian philosophers
- List of Romanian philosophers
- List of Russian philosophers
- List of Slovenian philosophers
- List of Turkish philosophers
Featured content
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Portals
A portal is an introductory page for a given topic. It complements the main article of the subject by introducing the reader to key articles, images, and categories that further describe the subject.
- Category:Philosophy portals—portals covering fields in philosophy.
Major traditions in philosophy
Outlines of philosophy
An outline is an organized list of topics covered in an area. Each outline shows the structure of its subject and serves as a table of contents to its coverage on Wikipedia.
Core areas of philosophy
Other major movements in philosophy
Timelines
Timelines are lists of articles organized chronologically.
Glossaries
A glossary page presents definitions for specialized terms in a subject area. Glossaries contain a small working vocabulary and definitions for important or frequently encountered concepts, usually including idioms or metaphors useful in a subject area.
Categories
Categories can be used by readers to find sets of articles on related topics. Categories can also be defined as subcategories of other categories.
- Categorical index – an index of major categories, arranged by subject – that section of the page is an exception to the category autogeneration rule, as it is crafted by hand.
- Category:Philosophy—the highest level or "root" category for philosophy in Wikipedia – its autogenerated entries are listed at the bottom of the page.