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submitted 10 months ago by mindgames@lemm.ee to c/philosophy@lemmy.ml

How wrong am i if i say western philosophy strips man from nature and eastern philosophy encourage man to live with nature? Wrong or absolutely wrong or Absurd ?

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[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 9 points 10 months ago

Nope, that's a variant of the Noble Savage trope and it's rooted in racism. Now you know!

[-] bardsly@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago

Seems not about racism. More attempt to sort classic philosophies. Even if trope-like, might still be accurate. Worth considering.

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