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Old 07-26-2007, 05:45 PM   #5
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It is truly different.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/comparphil-chiwes/

I thought Islamic thought was different, but it had its period of blending and incorporating Greek philosophy. Chinese, until recently, did not.
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)
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