The Western and Eastern

Philosophy
 OBJECTIVES

Realize that a philopher is a lover of

wisdom

Develop the art of questioning as a

good habit for philosophical
discourse
Each society or culture has its own
“Philosophy”
 West think in linear
Eastern think in a
manner – in terms of
circular manner in
the beginning and
which the end
ending in a straight
conjoins the
line
beginning in a cyclic
style
 It indispensable to
the understanding
of “samsara or
rebirth”

Therefore, there is succession of

worlds and a succession of lives.
Oriental or Eastern Occidental or
Western
There is no distinction
between religion and
philosophy

For East, Philosophy is There is distinction of

Religion and Religion is them
Philosophy
 Oriental or Eastern Occidental or
Western
No distinction of Philosophy West theorize and
(way of thinking) that is speculate; no
thought from way of living - application to life if
religion necessary
In other words, there is no
division of theory and
practice – Philosophy and
religion
 Knower knower Known
Known

Eastern Western
 RELIGION

INTEGRATION OPPOSITION
 THE “ME” CONCEPT
Eternal reality of the “ME” is here and now.
universal truth: self- The true me in every
liberation through human being is part of
getting rid of the false the Divine that need to
me and DISCOVERING become apparent. The
THE TRUE ME TRUE ME is given and
doesn’t have to be
cognizable
 Search for absolute
Truth
Systematic More focused on
approach – all individual events
events in the and the role of the
universe are person
interconnected
 Search for absolute
Truth
Searching inside Searching outside
yourself – by yourself – through
becoming a part of research and
the universe through analysis
the meditation and
right living
 Search for absolute
Truth
“Though he should live a “ the Truth that survives is
hundred years, not seeing the simply the lie that is
truth sublime; yet better, pleasantest to believe”
indeed, is the single day’s life - H.L Menken
of one who sees the truth
sublime”
- Buddha
 Search for Truth &
Fundamental research
The truth is GIVEN is does not The truth needs to be PROVED
to have be proved

The philosophical base for The philosophical base for

and culture of fundamental and culture of fundamental
research is weaker research is Stronger
 FUTURE

Your future is determined by Your future is unknown, it was

your deeds today. predetermined by God and is
not much influenced by you
“study the past if you would deeds.
like to divine the future” -
Confucius “You can never plan the
future by the past” – Edmund
Burke
 Beliefs & Values

The inner world of a human Values are success and

being and his/her ability to achievement – can be
control and develop it is of achieved in many ways, but
the highest value. The key is rarely through developing
inside yourself – through self inner strength.
development Majority of success and
achievement criteria have an
external nature (money, faith
,popularity etc).
 Filipino Philosophy

LOOD: HOLISTIC AND

INTERIOR DIMENSIONS
Kaganda Kabutihang
-loob kalooban
hang-loob

Sharing of one’s
self to others
 Filipino Philosophy

FILIPINO PHILOSOPHY
OF TIME
Filipinos – a human being is
like a bird who flies up and
goes down – it proves that he
believes in the gulong ng
palad (literally “wheel of
fortune)
Thus, shows optimism
Filipino Philosophy

BAHALA NA
• Fiipinos believed in a supreme
Being – Batula or Bathala
• Bahala na means leave everything
to God who is Bathala – complete
trust in the Divine Providence
• Accept the outcomes whatever it
is.
• Risks-taking
Tracking and Analyzing You Purpose
 HAPPIEST TIMES WORST TIMES

List the activities, people, List the activities, people,

locations, and conditions in locations, and conditions in
your life you were most your life when you felt
happy dissatisfied

What did you learn about What did you learn about
your purpose? your purpose?