Western philosophy is an area of intellectual inquiry broadly defined as stemming from ancient Greece and Rome, which focuses on the fundamental questions of life, reality, and knowledge. It probes the fundamental nature of truth and meaning, objectively examining different arguments, methods, and theories. It looks at how these ideas relate to one another and how they shape our understanding of the world. Western philosophy is an umbrella term that encompasses a vast range of approaches and reflects the continual development of questions and answers throughout the centuries.

See also: western enlightenment, ontological inquiry, scientific revolution, conceptual framework, universal truth