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Originally Posted by NZTailender
Haha. I love your snobbish East>West.  |
Not snobbish, just plain facts. Philosophy is a huge subject. Some things the western philosophers were more developed at, some things, the eastern philosophers were more developed at. Utilitarian philosophy is where the west doesnt even scratch the surface compared to the east. Individualism is where the east doesnt even come close to the west.
Just an example.
Though i'd say in general, eastern philosophers- the emminent ones- were more comprehensive with their philosophical approach. Which is why philosophers like Buddha or Nagarjuna or Mahavira, Adi Shankara, etc. spawned off/revived religions while western philosophy was in general far more narrow in its focus, operating within the frameworks of religion until Kant came along.