Modern Philosophy:

In the Western Europe and the North America the modern philosophy has been practiced in large scaled during the seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries. The modern philosophy is not a special school or doctrine and it should never be confused with Modernism. There are assumptions that both of them are just the same. But they are quite different from each other.

The beginning and the end of the modern philosophy is barely marked in the 17^th and the 20^th centuries. In the same lie the modernity has got its peak time in the twentieth century. On a later stage it has been replaced with post modernity which has taken the place of modernity. The scope of the modern philosophy is decided by the questions and the way the questions are perceived by the individuals. The Early modern philosophy refers to the twentieth century philosophy and at times it also refers to the philosophy from the time of Wittgenstein which is referred to as the contemporary philosophy.

In the eighteenth century the philosophical system that is set forth by Immanuel Kent has brought a huge impact on the existing philosophical system. His philosophy stressed on bringing unity to empiricism and the rationalism. The Rationalist and the Empiricists are considered as the two major groups which are in contrast to each other. There were differences between the Rationalists and the Empiricists. The Rationalist who was found mostly in Germany and France claimed that the knowledge should begin from the innate ideas that are in the mind. Nicolas Malebranche, Descartes are the major rationalists who stood for the cause of the innate ideas. On the other hand, the Empiricists hold the view of sensory experience. According to the Empiricists the knowledge should begin in the sensory experience. John Locke and David Hume are the major source who stood for the cause of the Empiricists.

Hegel has been one of the major sources for the theme of idealism. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel said that "The real is rational; the rational is real."The followers and the critics of Hegel carried his thoughts into many directions. Karl Marx accepted and appropriated the philosophies of history given by Hegel and the empirical ethics that are dominant in Britain. He is one who is responsible for the transformation of the ideas into the materialist form and thereby he set a firm ground for the development of the science of society in the modern philosophy.

Questions:

• What is Hegel contribution to modern philosophy?
• What is the contribution of Immanuel Kent in modern philosophy?