Home›Political Philosophy›RegionBrowse ByRegionRegion names the place where a philosophical school actually began. Wikipedia notes Stoicism was "founded in the ancient Agora of Athens," and was "popularized through public teaching at the Stoa Poikile, a painted colonnade" in that same city. This dimension shows which places have produced the schools of thought that shaped later philosophy.FactsRegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedAncient Greek 1RegionFilter Results10 entriesBranch of PhilosophyAllEthics (2)Feminist Philosophy (1)Philosophy of Law (2)Philosophy of Sex (1)Philosophy of Technology (1)Political Philosophy (9)TraditionAllAfrican Philosophy (3)Continental Philosophy (1)Eastern Philosophy (2)Enlightenment Philosophy (3)Medieval Philosophy (2)Modern Philosophy (3)Post-structuralism (1)Scholasticism (2)EraAll-356 (1)-350 (2)1651 (2)1750 (1)1840 (2)1848 (1)1923 (1)1935 (3)1971 (2)1990 (1)Founded ByAllEnrique Dussel (2)Han Fei (1)Karl Marx (1)Max Horkheimer (1)Mikhail Bakunin (2)Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (2)Shang Yang (1)Thomas Hobbes (2)Area (sq km)All223,915 (1)239,681 (1)9,866,632 (1)10,186,000 (1)17,840,000 (1)20,111,457 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll12 (1)23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Government TypeAllRepublic (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)6967 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)LandlockedAllNo (1)PopulationAll44,200,000 (1)77,620,000 (1)201,081,297 (1)340,587,000 (1)434,254,119 (1)592,296,233 (1)656,098,097 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10AfricaRegion1 entryAsiaRegion1 entryThe CaribbeanRegion1 entryEuropeRegion6 entriesThe Korean PeninsulaRegion1 entryLatin AmericaRegion1 entryNorth AmericaRegion1 entrySouth AmericaRegion1 entryUnited StatesRegion1 entryWestern EuropeRegion4 entriesSources1. Political Philosophy (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaPolitical philosophy, lead section, Greek origin sentenceQuote, Political philosophy, lead section, Greek origin sentencePolitical philosophy has its roots in antiquity, such as the theories of Plato and Aristotle in ancient Greek philosophy, with discussions on the nature of justice and ideal states.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.