UTS Topic 4: The Self in Western and Oriental Thought

Prelim

Western Culture

Western or Eastern Culture

Focuses on oneself and personal needs

Eastern Culture

Western or Eastern Culture

Focuses on others and the feelings of others.

Western Culture

Western or Eastern Culture

Prioritizing egoism

Eastern Culture

Western or Eastern Culture

About Collectivism

Western Culture

Western or Eastern Culture

Inclined towards materialism

Eastern Culture

Western or Eastern Culture

Titled towards fewer assets (Less is more)

Western Culture

Western or Eastern Culture

About Success

Eastern Culture

Western or Eastern Culture

More inclined towards a long life

Western Culture

Western or Eastern Culture

-Individualist

-About the individual goals and rights of the person

Eastern Culture

Western or Eastern Culture

-It is Collectivist

-Defined by their social context and relationships

Hinduism: The Law of Karma

The most important doctrine of Hinduism

Do Good things = Good things will happen to you

Do Bad things = Bad things will happen to you

Hinduism: Brahman

Is an absolute reality in Hinduism

Hinduism: Atman

The true knowledge of self (soul/spirit) in Hinduism

Hinduism: Vedanta

In Hinduism, it characterizes human suffering as the result of failure to realize the distinction between the true self and the non-true self

Buddhism

They believe that there is no soul/spirit, no eternal self.

Buddhism

They deny all kinds of eternal beings or non-beings

Confucianism

Anchored to the golden rule

“Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you”

Taoism

Centers around harmony with nature, simplicity and spontaneity.