5. Nuances
Philosophy Love of wisdom
zhé xué 哲学 Wise study (coined)
Darśana दश#न Vision (of ultimate reality)
6. Basic questions
What’s what? (Nature of reality.)
What’s good? (Value)
What do we know (or what’s true)?
7. Reality
Western Indian Chinese
Why is there something rather than nothing?
✔
Is there anything that does not change?
✔ ✔ ✔
Which is more basic, Being or Non-Being?
✔
Does God exist? If so, why evil?
✔ ✔
8. Value
Western Indian Chinese
What is art and other questions in aesthetics
✔
What are the basic standards of morality (ethics)?
✔ ✔ ✔
What is the purpose of government? What is the
relationship of the individual and the state?
✔ ✔ ✔
11. Some General Differences
West East
Analysis Synthesis
Plurality of things Unity of things
Differences Harmony
Logic Language – aphorisms
Individual Family, society
Seeks the TRUTH Recognizes many views
13. Stages
Hellenic India China
Religion to
philosophy
Hesiod
Pre-Socratics
Vedas
Founders Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Vedas
(Upanishads)
Confucius
Laozi
Reactions -
Expansions
First stages
Neoplatonists
Stoics
Jainism
Buddhism
“Hundred
schools”
Mencius
Sunzi
14. How do you think?
! Which two of these words are most
closely related?
Panda, monkey, banana
! Cultural differences in student responses
Americans favored common categories –
panda and monkey
Chinese favored relationships – monkey
and banana