eastern and western from sir

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individualistic rather than relational

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western thoughts

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conducted scientific investigations in the effort to understand the self and have developed theories and concept

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western thoughts

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relational rather than individualistic

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eastern thoughts

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raise questions about ultimate meaning of human life

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eastern thoughts

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different western belief system

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scholasticism
relationalism
empiricism
phenomenology

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latin word of scholasticism

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scholasticus

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greek word of scholasticism

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scholastikos

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golden rule of scholasticism

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a person should not charge more for a good than what he would be willing to pay for it himself

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what is scholasticism

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marx’s labor theory
articulating and defending dogma

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what is rationalism

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the idea that human beings achieve knowledge or justification because of their capacity to reason

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rationalist argue that

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your senses can deceive you, so you should not trust them

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philosopher in rationalism

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rene descartes

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what is empiricism

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ideas and knowledge develop in our minds because of our sensory experiences and not through speculation

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philosophers in empiricism

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david hume
john locke

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what is phenomenology

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seeks to understand the outside world as it is interpreted by and through human consciousness

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philosopher in phenomenology

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edward husserl called intentionality

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different eastern belief system

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buddhism
hinduism
confucianism
taoism

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founder of buddhism also known as buddha

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siddhartha gautama (awakaned one)

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in buddhist philosophy, man is just a title for the summation of five parts

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matter
sensation
perception
mental constructs
consciousness

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everything in life is always changing, nothing is permanent in buddhism

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amnica (impermanence)

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what is hinduism

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goal of man is to have knowledge of the true reality - brahman
law of karma
individual actions will lead to good or bad outcome

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hindus believe

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atman being an immortal soul continues to be reincarnated from time to lifetime

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golden rule of confucianism

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do not do unto others what you would not want others do unto you

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what is confucianism

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attaining self realization wherein self cultivation is instrumental

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what is taoism

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self is a extension of the cosmos, not of social relationships

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tao is commonly regarded as

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nature that is the foundation of all that exists

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there should be unity and harmony among opposing elements

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yin and yang