Western philosophy

that are told to small children in the west and the ones that fill the hearts of children in the east. Many western stories have overarching themes of magic, wonder, and always following your heart; whereas eastern stories exhibit themes that have been implemented in their countries for centuries. Bushido morals are a good exemplar for this. It is interesting to see, when taken out of western context, how these stories can be interpreted and morphed into things that they were never meant to be…

When one looks at the pages of history, it is hard to do so outside the bias of one’s own time and cultural heritage. Due to the preponderance of Western society’s influence in the modern world, it is then unsurprising that the East’s dominance on the world’s stage for much of recorded history is overshadowed by the (relatively recent) European/Anglo dominance. Asia is a complex, rich, and multifaceted region to explore, and is especially enlightening to examine in the time leading up to the…

struggle of finding their way into relevance in western academia, a battle that descends from the systematic racism, imperialistic colonialism, assimilative and even outright genocidal history of Western invasion of the Americas. Native Americans are completely capable of making important contributions at the academic level but face resistance along this path. This is especially apparent in the branch of philosophy. In the western world, philosophy is largely dominated by Eurocentric…

Western Culture stemmed from a fusion of various civilizations. The Greek and the Roman civilizations had some of the biggest impact on the development of the ancient world. What was different about these societies from other cultures within the ancient civilizations was their political and religious systems. As Rome conquered various Hellenistic cities, they captured the essence of Greek culture and melded it within theirs. Through influence of literature, architecture, and mindset, as well as…

Without examining life, no change will ever come to people or cultures. Western Culture has developed over centuries, drawing on many archaic civilization’s qualities. Perhaps the most important influencer was that of Ancient Greece; a society that sought a balance, order, and harmony that people have emulated for thousands of years. The Greeks laid the foundations for Western Civilization with their formation of philosophy, history, democracy, and other elements that were the basis of current…

Augustine has a varying relationship with western philosophy. While Augustine differentiates from the western philosophical tradition with his view of faith seeking understanding, he also rejects and accepts ideas from Plato’s theory of forms. The western philosophy tradition that preceded Augustine, tried to understand everything that is based on empirical evidence and logic. While western philosophers did use mythos in their explanations of the world, mythos was not their primary explanation.…

debate. These 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…

thinker widely held to be the founder of the Western philosophical tradition and contradicting some situations people might know the truth but refuse to prove it like with Socrates in Plato’s Apology. Socrates clearly took philosophy seriously and his own awareness of ignorance frees him from what Russell would refer to as "Self". An ethically oriented skepticism lies at the heart of his own properly philosophical way of life. For Russell, philosophy should lead to peace – to personal serenity,…

1952. He was an intellectual author that teaches high school Philosophy. Gaarder often writes about Philosophy and its main Contribution to the society and oneself. He published his first book in year 1986 and one of his best-sellers is the Sophie’s world that was published in year 1991. Sophie’s world is a novel that talks about a girl named Sophie who explored through the History of Western Philosophy together with his teacher in Philosophy, Alberto Knox. The book was considered as a novel,…

the ancient Greeks contribution to Western civilization, seeing as how crucial their presence in history has been. Their achievements in art, philosophy, history, and science all helped to shape the growth of society as we know it. Many of these cultural aspects began with Greece’s Golden Age. It was a time of peace and cultural prosperity, and it was the time which most of Greece’s contributions to Western civilization originated. The general aspect of philosophy, democracy, and architecture…