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01 Jul 2011, 2:13 pm

How much do you know about Oriental Philosophy? Using this word in its broadest sense.

Which book have you read about it?

And what is your opinion??


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01 Jul 2011, 2:47 pm

metaphysics wrote:
How much do you know about Oriental Philosophy? Using this word in its broadest sense.

Which book have you read about it?

And what is your opinion??


Please..

We can understand more through talk!

let's inspire each other!! !! !! !! !! !! !!


By Oriental do you mean non-Western?

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01 Jul 2011, 2:52 pm

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01 Jul 2011, 3:39 pm

ruveyn wrote:
By Oriental do you mean non-Western?

You mean there is a western oriental?



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01 Jul 2011, 4:16 pm

blunnet wrote:
ruveyn wrote:
By Oriental do you mean non-Western?

You mean there is a western oriental?


Is the middle east considered oriental. Asia is, but what about the middle east. Or African.

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01 Jul 2011, 4:30 pm

ruveyn wrote:
blunnet wrote:
ruveyn wrote:
By Oriental do you mean non-Western?

You mean there is a western oriental?


Is the middle east considered oriental. Asia is, but what about the middle east. Or African.

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Same as in 'Western', what about Central & South America?



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01 Jul 2011, 6:52 pm

blunnet wrote:
Same as in 'Western', what about Central & South America?


The Spanish elements of South American culture are Western.

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