在雅斯贝斯的轴心期思想中，哲学毫无疑问是最为重要或最为核心的内容，并且其有关轴心期的全部理论也是由哲学率先出场。哲学究竟是如何出场或登场的呢?雅斯贝斯的轴心期理论给出了一些“要素”，极具启发意义。但总的来说，雅斯贝斯的“要素”显得断断续续，并不系统和完整。对轴心期不同区域的综合考察表明，哲学登场的“要素”主要可能有：混乱与散漫的初始状态、神学的失落、知识的增长、人性的觉醒或理性的萌芽、对社会的批判以及智者的反思，等等。

As the most important or core issue, philosophy precedes all others in Jaspers' theory of the Axial Period. Jaspers has depicted a magnificent spectacular when philosophy comes on the stage. But how does philosophy enter on the stage? Jaspers intriguingly mentions some "elements". However, we still need probe into the conditions, origin and the primary process of philosophy's appearance in order to get a more systemic and comprehensive understanding of the origin of philosophy.