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Comparison between indian philosophers and the western philosophers

Posted by Nafisa Sultana 5 years, 2 months ago

CBSE > Class 11 > Political Science

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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 2 months ago

1. Western philosophy comprises of western European philosophical traditions, while Indian philosophy (Sanskrit: darśhana) comprises the philosophical traditions of the Indian subcontinent.
2. Western Philosophy was influenced by Western religion, science, mathematics and politics, while Indian philosophy was influence by
nature of the world (cosmology), the nature of reality (metaphysics), logic, the nature of knowledge (epistemology), ethics, and the philosophy of religion.
3. Indian thought is eventually ontological. It doesn’t really stop until it makes a stab at what’s really real. It loves the general knowledge. While Western thought is highly dissecting. It doesn’t not mind engaging the variety and leave alone the promise of an absolute unity. It loves the specificity of knowledge.
4. While western philosophy begins and ends with Christianity, indian philosophy is a mix of Hinduism, Islam, Taoism, Buddhism etc.
5. Indian philosophy is integrated with religion while western philosophy is opposite and independent of religion

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Lucifer?? Morningstar?? 5 years, 2 months ago

Moksha or nirvana is the end of life, and it is the goal of life in Indian philosophy, whereas western philosophy stresses now and here and believes everything to be accounted for in this very life. ... While Indian philosophy is inner dependent, western philosophy is outer dependent

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