Assignment Eastern and Western Philosophers Comparison Paper Philosophy has divided into two separate categories‚ the Eastern philosophy‚ and Western Philosophy. The Eastern philosophies are mainly consists of the Asian philosophies such as: the Hinduism and Buddhism in India (McGraw & Hill‚ 2008). Taoism‚ Confucianism‚ and Ch’an Buddhism in China‚ and Zen Buddhism and Samurai tradition in Japan (McGraw & Hill 2008). The Eastern philosopher‚ I believed that Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ Mohandas
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Introduction: A.K.Ramanujan is one of the interesting poets in the 20th century Indian English literature. His timeline is between 1929 and 1994. His poetry attained its popularity in 1960s. He is considered as the voice of modern India‚ though he shows his deep root in Indian tradition and culture. Among his contemporaries A.K.Ramanujan seems grave and sincere due to variety of themes prevailed in his poetry. He is not only a poet but also the greatest translator. He is famous for his
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Ram is a prince who is exiled to the forest. So what is the nature of injustice to the hero in these epics? What customs/values inform the heroes’ responses to this injustice? How do differences in customs/values inform differences in Greek and Hindu literature? What do arête and dharma mean in these cultures? What roles do the gods play in these heroes’ predicaments? The Iliad starts off with sacking of a Trojan’s allied town and two maidens are taken as prized possession from the town‚
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Report on Religious Field Research Report on Religious Field Research As I thought about this paper‚ I wanted to explore a religion that I had little knowledge about so I chose Hinduism. In thinking about what little I previously knew about the Hindu religion my knowledge was very limited indeed! In this paper I will discuss what I have done in order to learn more about Hinduism. I will discuss any misconceptions I may have had and how they have changed. Also‚ I will try to figure out a way
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eradication of these evils. In the past‚ great religious men like Guru Nanak and Bhakt Kabir exhorted the people to remove all social evils‚ particularly communalism‚ casteism and superstitions. Guru Nanak and Kabir also stressed the need for Hindu-Muslim unity. In fact‚ they preached that God is one‚ though different religions call Him by different names. Similarly‚ all mankind is one. Therefore‚ they believed in universal brotherhood. They opposed the ritualism of both Hindus and Muslims. They
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of past events‚ particularly related to human affairs and activities‚ the Oxford dictionary defines philosophy as‚ “the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality‚ and existence‚ especially when considered as an academic discipline.” From the definition itself‚ one can easily see areas that overlap between these two disciplines. When Dionysius of Halicarnassus said‚ “History is philosophy learned from examples”‚ he certainly meant that studying about the history of a particular person‚
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Philosophies have Changed America In the United States there are numerous events that have contributed to the people’s views on the philosophies that have been brought up. The first philosophy was Puritanism and it was created to ensure that people were doing God’s work and dedicating their lives to him. Centuries later the popular philosophy of deism was followed and it made people aware that logic and reasoning were present in the environment. Transcendentalism arose in the 19th century which
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Freedom in the Hindu Culture Over the past three years in America we have been bombarded with the word freedom as a call to action or a word to persuade us to follow a specific view. Although our society was born on freedom as an idea‚ its meaning has been used in many ways. Hinduism is also a religion and a culture that places a lot of meaning on freedom but they give a different meaning to it. From learning about Hindu culture in this class their focus on it follows suit as does our version
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MFA DISSERTATION Western Impact on Indian Culture and Art From Colonial‚ through Modern and Contemporary Times Vishan Darren Seenath 2/2/2012 In the past decade contemporary art of the Indian sub-continent has received increasing attention‚ perhaps on the merit of the artists‚ but most likely due to the increasingly strong Indian economy and the money that is being made through foreign investments. There is a glaring observation to be made‚ and that is interest in India by the West seems
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Gautama was a very wealthy Hindu in one of the highest classes. He had anything that he could have asked for but somehow was not fulfilled and happy. Siddhartha decided to leave his family‚ his kingdom‚ and all of his belongings to become an aesthetic. He meditated for forty days and only ate to sustain his life. After these days of meditation‚ he became enlightened and found the answers he was looking for. Siddhartha became the first Buddha. Since Siddhartha was part of Hindu faith he kept many of
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