2013•DergiPark (Istanbul University)Requires access
The Basic Tendencies of World Philosophy
Nagima Baitenova
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Abstract
Today, unfortunately, we can not speak about presence of one entire world philosophy, it is connected with the fact that the history of world philosophy is investigated from a position of eurocentrism and what we consider as world philosophy actually is the West-European philosophy. In world philosophy East philosophy is represented only by two blocks: ancient Chinese and ancient Indian and Arabian philosophies. Even when the speech goes about East philosophy, frequently it is examined as a marginal part of the world philosophy which has not played significant role in its development. Thus, concerning the question of development of world philosophy as a whole, the above given facts and other historical items of information prove: there is entire world philosophy and it is synthesis of East and West, so it is necessary to substantiate new methodological principals in studying the world philosophy