Dicussion Question 2 week 8

Philosophy in Asia , Africa and America The general philosophy of life in Asia is based on the principle of Yin and Yang elements : the light and the dark , the positive and negative effect . It is a belief of balance and counter-balance and both have their opportunities and threats ADDIN EN .CITE 3Philos ophy : Yin and Yang vs . Good and EvilEmagazineEmagazine2007http /www .businesstrendsasia .com /i ndex .php ?cat 1 :211 "Philosophy : Yin and Yang vs . Good and Evil " 2007 . The Taoism principle of Way to happiness , the Buddhism philosophy that values love

wisdom , goodness , calm , and self-control in to end worldly sufferings by following the Eightfold path and Confucius ' social code of behavior . People base their lifestyle on luck , souls and spirits reincarnation , the Nirvana and many others . These are the major religions of Asia and of the world that until now are still untainted

Western philosophy , which includes Europe , Canada , and U .S .A , is based on Christianity , a religion with fundamentals of Good vs . Evil This forms strong approach of "rights " and "wrongs . Under any condition an individual 's action is based on morality either morally right or morally wrong ADDIN EN .CITE 3Philos ophy : Yin and Yang vs . Good and EvilEmagazineEmagazine2007http /www .businesstrendsasia .com /i ndex .php ?cat 1 :211 "Philosophy : Yin and Yang vs . Good and Evil " 2007 . From the rationalism and empiricism , to politicism , determinism , collectivism (which human rights derived ) and scientism which claim that science is the only knowledge which is exact and ultimate

Basically , there are four trends that can be regarded as the foundation of African Contemporary Philosophy in our present times . These trends are Ethnophilosophy (based on the myths , folk-wisdom and the proverbs of the people , Philosophic Sagacity (a reflection of a person who is acknowledged both as a sage and a thinker , Nationalist-ideological Philosophy (aims at seeking a true and a meaningful freedom for African people that can be attained by mental liberation and a return to genuine traditional African humanism wherever it is possible ) and Professional Philosophy (consists of criticism and argument , which to them , are the essential characteristics and conditions for any form of knowledge to be judged as philosophy . Nowadays , African intellectuals work with other scholars outside Africa to carry out the works in African philosophy wherein , modern system of education are strongly influenced by the European countries and among those important political African thinkers influenced by western philosophy are Kwame Nkrumah , Kenneth Kaunda and Julius Nyerere . Nygritude and pan-Africanism are considered the two most important philosophical interests out of all the intellectual movements in Africa in the twentieth century ADDIN EN .CITE Emagalit11143Zeverin EmagalitContemporary African Philosophyhttp /faculty .msmc .edu /lindeman /af .html (Emagalit

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ADDIN EN .REFLIST Emagalit , Z . Contemporary African Philosophy [Electronic Version] from HYPERLINK "http /faculty .msmc .edu /lindeman /af .html http /faculty .msmc .edu /lindeman /af .html

Philosophy : Yin and Yang vs . Good and Evil [Electronic (2007 . Version] Emagazine from HYPERLINK "http /www .businesstrendsasia .com /index .php ?cat 1 :211 http /www .businesstrendsasia...