Eastern philosophy - Philosophical and religious traditions

The usefulness of dividing philosophy into Western philosophy and other philosophies is open to challenge, not the least for speaking down to those other philosophies. To say this is not to deny that there are important traditions in philosophy that are intimately bound up with historical and geographical circumstances. The term Eastern philosophy refers very broadly to the various philosophies of Iran, India, China, and Japan. When one uses the term "philosophy" in an academic context, it typically refers to the philoso ...

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• Eastern philosophy - Philosophical and religious traditions
• Eastern philosophy - Hinduism
• Eastern philosophy - Sufism & Islamic philosophy
• Eastern philosophy - Confucianism
• Eastern philosophy - Taoism
• Eastern philosophy - Legalism
• Eastern philosophy - Buddhism
• Eastern philosophy - Jainism
• Eastern philosophy - Maoism
• Eastern philosophy - Shinto
• Eastern philosophy - Arguments against the Eastern philosophy designation
• Eastern philosophy - The perception of God and the gods
• Eastern philosophy - Gods' relationship with the universe
• Eastern philosophy - The role and nature of the individual
• Eastern philosophy - Syntheses of Eastern and Western philosophy

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The following is an overview of the Eastern philosophic traditions. Each tradition has a separate article with more detail on sects, schools, etc. (c.f.) Eastern philosophy - Hinduism. Main article: Hinduism Hinduism (सनातन धर्म; Sanātana Dharma, roughly Perennial Faith) is generally considered to be the oldest major world religion still practised today and first among Dharma faiths. Hinduism is characterized by a diverse array of belief systems, ...

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There have been many modern attempts to integrate Western and Eastern philosophical traditions. German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was very interested in Taoism. His system of dialectics is sometimes interpreted as a formalization of Taoist principles. Hegel's rival Arthur Schopenhauer developed a philosophy that was essentially a synthesis of Hinduism and Buddhism with Western thought. He anticipated that the Upanishads (primary Hindu scriptures) would have a much greater influence in the West than they ha ...

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Eastern philosophy, Eastern philosophy - Philosophical and religious traditions, Eastern philosophy - Hinduism, Eastern philosophy - Sufism & Islamic philosophy, Eastern philosophy - Confucianism, Eastern philosophy - Taoism, Eastern philosophy - Legalism, Eastern philosophy - Buddhism, Eastern philosophy - Jainism, Eastern philosophy - Maoism, Eastern philosophy - Shinto, Eastern philosophy - Arguments against the Eastern philosophy designation, Eastern philosophy - The perception of God and the gods, Eastern philosophy - Gods' relationship with the universe, Eastern philosophy - The role and nature of the individual, Eastern philosophy - Syntheses of Eastern and Western philosophy

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