Home›Ethics›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionTradition places a philosopher within the larger, longer-running current of thought that followed from their work. Wikipedia notes the Critique of Pure Reason "helped bring about the development of German idealism," the tradition most directly descended from Kant's own thinking. This dimension groups philosophers who stand within the same broad tradition.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedAncient Greek 1Cultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedAncient Indian 1Cultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedAncient Chinese 1Cultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedAncient Egyptian 1TraditionFilter Results27 entriesBranch of PhilosophyAllAesthetics (4)Bioethics (4)Environmental Philosophy (3)Epistemology (5)Ethics (24)Feminist Philosophy (2)Logic (4)Metaphysics (8)Philosophy of Action (1)Philosophy of Education (1)Philosophy of History (1)Philosophy of Language (2)Philosophy of Law (2)Philosophy of Mind (1)Philosophy of Religion (3)Philosophy of Science (2)Philosophy of Sport (1)Political Philosophy (10)Value Theory (2)School of PhilosophyAllConfucianism (1)Continental Philosophy (1)Cynicism (1)Existentialism (2)Stoicism (1)Ubuntu Philosophy (2)Utilitarianism (2)EraAll-551 (1)-470 (2)446 BCE (1)-412 (1)-372 (1)-341 (1)-334 (1)-310 (1)-106 (1)-4 (1)55 (1)121 (1)932 (2)1292 (1)1547 (1)1633 (1)1710 (1)1748 (1)1806 (2)1813 (1)1838 (1)1844 (1)1857 (1)1860 (1)1864 (1)1868 (1)1883 (1)1886 (1)1889 (2)1905 (2)1906 (1)1908 (1)1912 (2)1913 (2)1917 (1)1919 (3)1920 (2)1925 (2)1929 (4)1934 (1)1935 (1)1940 (1)1942 (1)1944 (1)1945 (1)1946 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)1950 (1)1952 (1)1954 (1)1958 (1)1966 (1)1973 (1)NationalityAllAncient Egypt (1)Ancient Greece (3)Argentina (1)Athens (2)Australia (4)Belgium (1)Byzantine Empire (1)Cameroon (1)China (2)Denmark (1)Ethiopia (1)France (2)Germany (1)Greece (1)Iran (2)Japan (2)Mexico (1)Netherlands (1)Norway (2)Poland (2)Roman Empire (1)Russia (1)South Africa (2)Spain (1)Sweden (1)The Roman Republic (1)United Kingdom (6)United States (2)United States (5)Birthplace / RegionAllArgentina (1)Australia (4)Belgium (2)Cameroon (1)China (2)Denmark (1)Denver (1)Ethiopia (1)France (2)Germany (1)Greece (4)Iran (2)Ireland (1)Italy (2)Japan (2)Mexico (1)Netherlands (1)Norway (2)Poland (2)Russia (1)South Africa (2)Spain (2)Turkey (2)United Kingdom (6)United States (5)Influenced ByAllCarneades (1)Confucius (1)Epictetus (1)Jeremy Bentham (2)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1)John Stuart Mill (1)Zera Yacob (1)MovementAllAfrican Ethics (2)Analytic Ethics (4)Ancient Greek And Roman Ethics (5)Christian Ethics (1)Continental And Phenomenological Ethics (3)East Asian Ethics (2)Feminist Ethics (1)Other Ethics Traditions (9)Rationalist Empiricist And Idealist Ethics (2)Utilitarian Ethics (3)Virtue Ethics (4)In GroupAllAfrican Ethics (2)Analytic Ethics (4)Ancient Greek And Roman Ethics (5)Christian Ethics (1)Continental And Phenomenological Ethics (3)East Asian Ethics (2)Feminist Ethics (1)Other Ethics Traditions (9)Rationalist Empiricist And Idealist Ethics (2)Utilitarian Ethics (3)Virtue Ethics (4)End YearAll221 BCE (1)150 BCE (1)83 BCE (1)300 (1)500 (1)529 (1)1905 (1)Start YearAll500 BCE (1)445 BCE (1)430 BCE (1)387 BCE (1)307 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)244 (1)1641 (1)1689 (1)1781 (2)1789 (1)1895 (1)1900 (1)1911 (1)1943 (1)1980 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAfrican PhilosophyTradition3 entriesAnalytic PhilosophyTradition18 entriesAncient PhilosophyTradition1 entryAristotelianismTradition4 entriesAtheismTradition3 entriesChristian PhilosophyTradition1 entryConfucianismTradition4 entriesContinental PhilosophyTradition6 entriesCynicismTradition3 entriesEmpiricismTradition1 entryEpicureanismTradition1 entryExistentialismTradition5 entriesFeminismTradition3 entriesJewish PhilosophyTradition1 entryKantianismTradition1 entryKyoto SchoolTradition1 entryLiberalismTradition1 entryLwów-Warsaw SchoolTradition1 entryMohismTradition1 entryNeoplatonismTradition1 entryPlatonismTradition2 entriesPositivismTradition3 entriesRationalismTradition1 entrySkepticismTradition1 entryStoicismTradition5 entriesUbuntu PhilosophyTradition2 entriesUtilitarianismTradition5 entriesSources1. Ethics (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaEthics, lead section, Greek contributors sentenceThis period saw the emergence of ethical teachings associated with Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and contributions of philosophers like Socrates and Aristotle.Ethics, lead section, ancient regions sentenceThe history of ethics started in the ancient period with the development of ethical principles and theories in ancient Egypt, India, China, and Greece.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.