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title: "How did philosophy begin?"  
description: "A short explanation about the origin of philosophy and its amazing facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-06  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2804/how-did-philosophy-begin  
category: "education, history"  
tags: ["philosophy", "education", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How did philosophy begin?

![How did philosophy begin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a01416ee-4d0b-4ee0-b2c4-13603a33580a/images/6513eecc-61e9-4add-82d0-232fde69286f.jpeg) ![How did philosophy begin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a01416ee-4d0b-4ee0-b2c4-13603a33580a/images/549df7b6-8021-4b64-88c7-673b4e499508.jpeg) Philosophy began with the first human enquiry into the nature of existence. This might have happened anywhere in the world, at any moment in history. ![How did philosophy begin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a01416ee-4d0b-4ee0-b2c4-13603a33580a/images/be994863-8bb2-4659-9a60-ec5067e58729.jpeg) The first recorded examples of philosophy date back to the sixth century BCE in ancient Greece. ![How did philosophy begin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a01416ee-4d0b-4ee0-b2c4-13603a33580a/images/5379ced1-d4bc-4200-9721-cc5c166ac331.jpeg) Moreover, in the Vedic period (c. 1500-500 BCE) is the origin of Indian philosophy, where the Upanishads, the oldest surviving texts, were written. ![How did philosophy begin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a01416ee-4d0b-4ee0-b2c4-13603a33580a/images/89895189-bc70-4416-b122-83197584219e.jpeg) The origins of Chinese philosophy can be found in the Spring and Autumn period (771-476 BCE) and the Warring States period (475-221 BCE). ![How did philosophy begin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a01416ee-4d0b-4ee0-b2c4-13603a33580a/images/6cc853bb-030e-4e29-b883-4cda43570fd4.jpeg) Islamic philosophy originated in the eighth century CE, influenced by Greek, Indian, and Persian philosophy.

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