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Eastern philosophy

Also known as: Western philosophy, Eastern religious philosophy, Far Eastern philosophy

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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIFTH KIND -- A Ridiculous ... disappointmentmedia.com Sean Boelman · Disappointment Media Apr 7, 2020 5 facts

claimTarynholz asserts that Jesus and Buddha taught very similar things and that Jesus taught Eastern philosophy, with much of it appearing in the Bible.

perspectiveFar Eastern philosophy and anthropology corroborate the implications presented in Steven Greer's documentary.

claimEastern philosophy parallels Western psychology and modern science, and many of its concepts are present in the Bible, as taught by Jesus and Buddha.

claimInterest in Eastern philosophy among Americans began in the 1960s, with individuals like Steve Jobs traveling to the East to experience it.

perspectiveTarynholz asserts that Eastern philosophy parallels Western psychology and modern science, which were only discovered in the last century.

(PDF) Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness - Academia.edu academia.edu Academia.edu 1 fact

claimIn Eastern religious philosophy, consciousness is considered an inevitable part of discussion, leading to total awareness, awakening, or enlightenment.

Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Dec 20, 2023 1 fact

claimPanpsychism is perceived as more natural in societies influenced by Eastern philosophy and religion compared to Western societies.

Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy May 23, 2001 1 fact

claimThe hostility toward metaphysics in Western philosophy began to withdraw from the 1970s onwards, leading to a broader acceptance of metaphysics within the analytic tradition.

Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Jul 18, 2017 1 fact

claimBetween the 1930s and the end of the twentieth century, interest in panpsychism in Western philosophy was relatively low due to the dominance of physicalism in the philosophy of mind and a general hostility toward metaphysics that lasted until the 1970s.

Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Nov 30, 2004 1 fact

referenceDavid Skrbina authored the 2003 paper 'Panpsychism in Western philosophy', published in the Journal of Consciousness Studies, volume 10, issue 3, pages 4–46.

Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu William Seager, Sean Allen-Hermanson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy May 23, 2001 1 fact

referenceSkrbina (2005) provides an extensive discussion of the history of panpsychism and its role in Western philosophy.