Comparative Philosophy and Cultural Patterns

Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 15 (4):533-546 (2016)
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As a genus of philosophy, comparative philosophy serves various important purposes. It helps people understand various philosophies and it helps philosophers develop new ideas and solve problems. In this essay, I first clarify the meaning of “comparative philosophy” and its main purposes, arguing that an important purpose of comparative philosophy is to help us understand cultural patterns. This function makes comparative philosophy even more significant in today’s globalized world.

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Chenyang Li
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