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Originally Posted by Archaea
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I have not studied Chinese philosophy, although I believe Flash has.
But when I was in library school, I did my best to infuse intellectual study where possible (this is a tall order in library school). One way I managed it was by considering the classification systems devised around the world. You can tell a lot about a people, their priorities, and how they think, by looking at how they organize knowledge. In the Chinese system, Communism comes first and the entire system is very science heavy.
Chinese Classification:
- 1.1 A. Marxism, Leninism, Maoism & Deng Xiaoping Theory
- 1.2 B. Philosophy and Religion
- 1.3 C. Social Sciences
- 1.4 D. Politics and Law
- 1.5 E. Military Science
- 1.6 F. Economics
- 1.7 G. Culture, Science, Education and Sports
- 1.8 H. Languages and Linguistics
- 1.9 I. Literature
- 1.10 J. Art
- 1.11 K. History and Geography
- 1.12 N. Natural Science
- 1.13 O. Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
- 1.14 P. Astronomy and Geoscience
- 1.15 Q. Life Sciences
- 1.16 R. Medicine and Health Sciences
- 1.17 S. Agricultural Science
- 1.18 T. Industrial Technology
- 1.19 U. Transportation
- 1.20 V. Aviation and Aerospace
- 1.21 X. Environmental Science
- 1.22 Z. General, Miscellaneous, Auxiliary and Others
Dewey:
- 000 – Computer science, information, and reference works
- 100 – Philosophy and psychology
- 200 – Religion
- 300 – Social sciences
- 400 – Language
- 500 – Science
- 600 – Technology
- 700 – Arts and recreation
- 800 – Literature
- 900 – History and geography
Library of Congress:
A GENERAL WORKS
B PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION
C AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY
D HISTORY: GENERAL AND OLD WORLD
E HISTORY: AMERICA
F HISTORY: AMERICA
G GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION
H SOCIAL SCIENCES
J POLITICAL SCIENCE
K LAW
L EDUCATION
M MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC
N FINE ARTS
P LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Q SCIENCE
R MEDICINE
S AGRICULTURE
T TECHNOLOGY
U MILITARY SCIENCE
V NAVAL SCIENCE
Z BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)