Analytic Idealism — Map of Philosophical Thought

Explore the lineage of idealist philosophy — across Western and Eastern traditions.

This map traces the lineage of philosophical thought across two great traditions — Western and Eastern — showing how ideas about mind, matter, and consciousness connect across more than 2,500 years. Analytic Idealism emerges from a continuous tradition of idealist philosophy running through Plato, Berkeley, Kant, and Schopenhauer in the West, and finds deep structural parallels in Advaita Vedānta, Yogācāra Buddhism, and Kashmir Śaivism in the East. Use the Cross-Tradition view to explore where the two lineages converge — and where apparent convergences require qualification. Nodes are colour-coded by philosophical position: Idealist, Materialist, Dualist, Synthesis / Neutral, and Open problem.
Tradition:
ⓘ  Click a node to read its claim and how it connects to Analytic Idealism. Hover over a connecting line to read the transition.
Idealist Materialist Dualist Synthesis / Neutral Open problem Structural homology (independent convergence) Convergent starting point — divergent conclusion

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Click a connecting line to read why this cross-tradition link exists.

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The map shows the historical journey. The Core Concepts page explains where it arrived.

Core Concepts Glossary of Terms