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| c. 1180 |
| | | In Cairo the Jewish philosoper Moses Maimonides writes, in Arabic, a much translated text with the endearing title Guide to the Perplexed | |
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| c. 1266 |
| | | Thomas Aquinas begins the outstanding work of medieval scholasticism, his Summa Theologiae | |
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| c. 1300 |
| | | Duns Scotus, known as the Subtle Doctor in medieval times, later provides humanists with the name Dunsman or dunce | |
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| c. 1340 |
| | | William of Ockham advocates paring down arguments to their essentials, an approach later known as Ockham's Razor | |
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| 1462 |
| | | In keeping with his personal interest in Plato, Cosimo de' Medici founds a Platonic Academy in Florence | |
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| c. 1595 |
| | | The writings of Matteo Ricci introduce Kung Fu Tzu to Europe under a Latin version of his name - Confucius | |
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| 1620 |
| | | In his Novum Organum Francis Bacon introduces a modern philosophy of experimental science | |
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| 1644 |
| | | In his Principles of Philosophy Descartes gives priority to reason, summed up in his famous phrase cogito ergo sum | |
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| c. 1677 |
| | | Baruch Spinoza's Ethics, dealing with God, the mind and the emotions, is published shortly after his death | |
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| 1690 |
| | | John Locke publishes his Essay concerning Human Understanding, arguing that all knowledge is based on experience | |
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