Traditional Oriental Philosophy and Modern Science From the Viewpoint of Cosmology

Author: Aoyama M
Affiliation:
The Institute of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Japan
Conference/Journal: J Intl Soc Life Info Sci
Date published: 2005
Other: Volume ID: 23 , Issue ID: 1 , Pages: 155-156 , Special Notes: [Special Lecture 1] , Word Count: 78


Traditional Oriental Philosophy, based on the knowledge acquired by so-called saints and seers (persons endowed with profound moral and spiritual insight) has been considered to be incompatible with modern Western Science, which is based on logic and proof. In this lecture, I will show that the world views of the two sciences can relate to each other, i.e., that they are two different ways of getting to the top of the same mountain: realization of the Truth.

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