Western philosophies

Western philosophies are ways of thinking about life, morality, knowledge, and existence that originated in ancient Greece and Rome, then developed through the Middle Ages, Enlightenment, and modern times. They explore questions like "What is real?", "How should we live?", and "What can we know?". Thinkers like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, and John Locke have shaped ideas about ethics, government, science, and human nature. Western philosophy emphasizes critical reasoning, dialogue, and evidence, influencing laws, science, and culture, fostering a tradition of questioning assumptions to better understand ourselves and the universe.