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The East-West dichotomy eBook
by Thorsten Pattberg
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The East-West dichotomy Summary
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The East-West dichotomy is a philosophical concept claiming that the two
cultural hemispheres, East and West, developed diametrically opposed, one from
the particular to the universal and the other from the universal to the
particular: The East is "more" inductive while the West is "more" deductive.
Together they form an equilibrium. - 347 references and hundreds of quotes from historical figures. - bold, honest, and refreshingly merciless review of history. - thought-provoking; the biggest shot at geopolitics since Huntington's Clash of Civilizations. - including defining chapters on: * Induction and deduction * The dichotomy with Asia-centrism * Equilibrium * Demography * Migration * Cultural effects of the dichotomy * Two successful models * Two incommensurable realities * The theory of power and to whom it belongs * The problem of standard * A loveless Darwinian desert * The psychology of communion * Cultural evolution * A Copernican revolution * The problem with Nature * Truths and values * Ideology * Gender * The dialectics of dichotomy * Problems with the dichotomy * The future of the dichotomy About the Author: Thorsten Pattberg was born in Germany and educated in Philosophy, History, Chinese, Sanskrit, Indian and Buddhism Studies at The University of Edinburgh (U.K.), Fudan University, Peking University (P.R. China), and The University of Tokyo (Japan). |
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