Eras of Thought

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Eras of Thought

Ancient History

3000 BCE – 500 CE131 philosophers
Bronze Age 3000 BCE 0 philosophers 1200 BCE Iron Age 1200 BCE 42 philosophers 500 BCE Classical Antiquity 500 BCE 89 philosophers 500 CE

Medieval History

500 CE – 1500 CE47 philosophers
Early Medieval 500 CE 18 philosophers 1000 CE High Medieval 1000 CE 28 philosophers 1300 CE Late Medieval 1300 CE 1 philosopher 1500 CE

Early Modern History

1500 CE – 1800 CE38 philosophers
Renaissance and Reformation 1500 CE 14 philosophers 1600 CE Scientific Revolution and State Formation 1600 CE 12 philosophers 1700 CE Enlightenment and Proto-Industrial 1700 CE 12 philosophers 1800 CE

Modern History

1800 CE – 1945 CE22 philosophers
Industrial Era 1800 CE 0 philosophers 1870 CE Long 19th Century 1870 CE 21 philosophers 1914 CE World War Era 1914 CE 19 philosophers 1945 CE

Contemporary History

1945 CE – 2065 CE28 philosophers
Cold War Era 1945 CE 10 philosophers 1985 CE Allisonian Era 1985 CE 0 philosophers 2025 CE Deasy Era 2026 CE 0 philosophers 2065 CE