20th Century philosophy has been dominated to a great extent by the rivalry between two very general philosophical traditions, Analytic Philosophy (the largely anglophone mindset that philosophy should apply logical techniques and be consistent with modern science) and Continental Philosophy (pretty much a label for everything else. As the name says, these thinkers are mainly based in mainland Europe. In very general terms, Continental Philosophy consists of the European tradition, it tends towards historicism, and rejects scientism and positivism. It does not want to reduce philosophy to a theory of science, or language.