Early Modern Philosophy

Early Modern Philosophy, roughly spanning the 17th and 18th centuries, marks a period when thinkers began emphasizing reason, scientific methods, and individual experience as central to understanding the world. Philosophers like Descartes, Locke, and Kant explored questions about knowledge, reality, and human nature, moving away from medieval reliance on tradition and authority. This era laid the groundwork for modern science and philosophy, focusing on clarity, evidence, and systematic thinking to solve philosophical problems about existence, perception, and morality.