School of thought

A school of thought, or intellectual tradition, is the perspective of a group of people who share common characteristics of

The phrase has become a common colloquialism which is used to describe those that think alike or those that focus on a common idea.[3] The term's use is common place.^{[according to whom?][2]}

Schools are often characterized by their currency, and thus classified into "new" and "old" schools. There is a convention, in political and philosophical fields of thought, to have "modern" and "classical" schools of thought. An example is the modern and classical liberals. This dichotomy is often a component of paradigm shift. However, it is rarely the case that there are only two schools in any given field.

Schools are often named after their founders such as the "

• Commentary of a philosophical text
• List of philosophies
• Mindset
• Paradigm
• Philosophical movement
• Worldview

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