Does China have philosophy?

Does China have a real "philosophy"?

What is the essential difference between so-called Chinese philosophy and Western philosophy?

If Chinese philosophy cannot withstand scientific scrutiny, then what exactly is the thought of various schools of thought?

Why is it said that Confucian philosophy is not philosophy and Confucian concepts are just ethics?

Why has it evolved into a Chinese character deception technique serving political purposes? ?

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"Does China have philosophy?" The answer is: "China does not have philosophy in the scientific sense."

However, China once had some simple, primitive and sporadic philosophical thoughts. For example, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period should be regarded as the budding era of "Chinese philosophy". The thoughts of Gongsun Longzi, Yang Zhu, Mozi and others appeared. It was then until Wang Yangming in the Ming Dynasty that another beautiful epiphyllum bloomed for China, a philosophical wasteland overgrown with weeds.

█Confucius’ thoughts have no philosophical logic at all?

Wang Yangming, who unites knowledge and action, is a flash in the pan of Chinese philosophy!

So, why is Confucianism, which leads the trend of Chinese thought, not considered philosophy? Because in Confucius, we cannot see the ancient Greek style of study, such as debating and asking questions for the purpose of falsification. Trying to find philosophy in Confucius' "Confucianism" is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Naturally, trying to find the logic composed of such concepts is even more wishful thinking.

Broadly speaking, almost all Confucian concepts belong to the category of ethics. Even if there are some discussions on "cognition" or "ontology", the concepts used all belong to mythological or religious language. In a narrow sense, the so-called "ethics" of Confucianism lacks the support of philosophy and even annihilates the spirit of philosophy. On the other hand, it completely ignores the most basic principles of ethics.

In the Confucian system, there is only the short-lived Wang Yangming - the mind has no external objects and the unity of knowledge and action. However, in the West, "unity of knowledge and action" belongs to the category of common sense, because honesty is the basic condition of being a human being; but in China, this is a common, serious, and even unsolvable problem. In China, from ancient times to the present, from top to bottom, it is difficult to find a few people who can truly "unify knowledge and action." Wang Yangming may be counted as one, although his "knowledge" is not that thorough. China's so-called intellectuals say one thing and do another, claiming to pursue the truth, but their actions show that they are trampling on the truth - of course, what's more, they don't even understand what the truth is.