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Re^2: Tao Perl Ching - The Scripture of the Way of Perl

by radiantmatrix (Parson)
on Dec 20, 2004 at 02:40 UTC ( [id://416097]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


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Near-magical significance, I like that. ;-) Part of the reason that early Eastern philosophers are admired in the west, but not vice-versa, is because the early Eastern philosophers were philosophizing long before there was a civilized West.

As for the "near magical significance" bit, the assumptions work both ways. Many people do assume that eastern philosophy is the answer to all: but it seems that you assume that anyone who studies and admires such philosophies is one of the former. Both assumptions are inaccurate.

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Re^3: Tao Perl Ching - The Scripture of the Way of Perl
by jdporter (Paladin) on Mar 14, 2006 at 17:26 UTC
    ...the early Eastern philosophers were philosophizing long before there was a civilized West.

    Perhaps, but your case isn't helped by the fact that the classical period of Chinese philosophy was about the same time as the classical period Western philosophy, i.e. approx. 700 - 0 BCE. The Tao Te Ching itself is probably no older than ~400 BCE.

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