Eastern philosophy

In the summer of 1961, more than 200,000 East Germans had defected to West Germany, increasing the tension between the East and the West to a level that an outbreak of violence was close to occurring. The supporters of the wall said that the wall helped prevent German neo-Nazis from move onto the East. Also, the supporters saw the wall as a sign of the division of Germany and hoped for peaceful negotiations to occur. Those who opposed the wall said that it was a sign that East Germany was going…

The Berlin Wall was a barrier that separated the west side of Berlin from the east side of Berlin. The wall was built in 1961, and torn down in 1989 (History.com Staff, 2016). The Berlin Wall was built to keep the fascists of West Berlin out of East Berlin, and to make sure that the fascists had no influence on the socialist state of East Berlin (History.com Staff, 2016). Berlin was in the heart of the portion of Germany controlled by the Soviets, or as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev put it,…

close, an eminent victory for the Allies in sight, Allied leaders Churchill, FDR, and Stalin met at the Yalta Conference in February 1945 to finalize war measures. The fragile alliance of the three countries, however, would not last as the issue of Eastern European countries, the division of Germany, and differing economic systems divided the US and USSR. The stage was set for the post-war era, with the communist USSR on one side and the capitalist United States on the other. With Great Britain…

One of the similarities in the economic development of both Eastern and Western Europe in the years following the war was the establishment of government incentives/programs to counteract decline in population. Due to the devastations of the war, population had been reduced to a critical level forcing government officials to enact programs in order to increase the birthrates in their regions. These social programs were set up as incentives to financially assist couples to have more children.…

Most people agree our culture has been shaped by philosophy in one form or another throughout history, however, may people tend to reflect on specific philosophers. Eastern culture tends to reflect on eastern philosophy, dating back to Confucius and the Buddha, and western culture with western philosophy, dating back to Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato. Is there a reason for this? Is it fair to say that our different cultures have more or less accepted the philosophical principles of our own…

contain the notion that one must actually suggest and preserve an idea in order to contextualize one’s idea. Tacitly, this philosophy, nihilism, seems new to most people and to philosophy as a whole. Especially from a Western standpoint. But Nietzsche conducts…

This class was precisely as I had suspected it to be, in that we would touch on various religions, their origins, their beliefs, and the philosophy behind these beliefs. I selected this class in the hope that I would broaden my frame of reference philosophically rather than religiously. And to be quite frank I dispensed with any curious thoughts about religious practices and their origins even before the class started. I make no claims to be an atheist or agnostic, I exist in pretty much the…

philosopher who began the movement and application of eastern philosophies in the western world. He helped millions of people encounter and explore new ideas and apply them to their lives to create a better world. Watts inspired people to exchange ideas between nations and between people. He had a unique way of presenting and explaining old ideas with a modern perspective, which lead to his work becoming a major influence in the 1960s. Watts exchanged Eastern ideas to the Western world,…

thinkers? I think we are discussing ancient Greek philosophers in this course because we live in America, and therefore we are most associated with Western philosophy rather than Asian thinkers who practice Eastern philosophies. Also with regards to education I think our educational system enforces more of a Western education philosophy then Eastern, where the classrooms are typically student focused. By this I mean teachers are seeking ways to get students actively involved in their learning.…

Great Schism of 1054 greatly affected Europe and the rest of the modern world. This great rift between the Eastern and Western Churches caused the rapid development of each side in different ways. What were the effects of this schism on the Eastern part of Europe? The Eastern Catholic Church refers to the Eastern Christian culture, traditions and the churches which developed on the Eastern side of the Great Schism of 1054. Romania, Greece, Serbia,Russia, Bulgaria, Georgia, the Balkans,…