雖然分析哲學同歐陸哲學嘅分界並唔係絕對，但兩種學說確實喺側重點同風格上有好明顯嘅唔同。反對先驗懷疑論係歐陸哲學嘅一個基調，呢種觀點認為思想不能脫離自然或者物質前提獨立噉存在，但哲學家又必須去處理呢種不可能性。例如，黑格爾認為思想唔能夠遊離於歷史，對馬克思嚟講，人類嘅一切意識形態都離唔開階級嘅鬥爭，而尼采就認為意志係嚟源於對權利嘅慾望，而海德格爾同薩特就主張思想必須要處理“存有”嘅問題，而德裏達就提醒人，喺辨析各種哲學同思想時，唔可以忘記歷史有偶發性，而我哋所用嘅各種語言同文本之間又有住相互依賴性。
Although the distinction between analytic philosophy and continental philosophy is not absolute, the two doctrines do differ significantly in emphasis and style. The rejection of transcendental skepticism is a keynote of continental philosophy, the view that thought cannot exist independently of natural or material premises, but that philosophers must deal with this impossibility. For example, Hegel believed that thought cannot be separated from history, for Marx, all human ideologies are inseparable from class struggle, while Nietzsche believed that the will is derived from the desire for rights, Heidegger and Sartre advocated that thought must deal with the problem of flashing anchors, and Derrida reminded others that when analyzing various philosophies and ideas, we must not forget the contingency of history and the interdependence of the various languages and texts we use.