Does Western Philosophy differ from Eastern Philosophy?
There is not a strong indigenous tradition of Japanese philosophy. Concerning the rest, there is a continuum of concern between China, South Asia and Europe. Unlike Eastern philosophy, science has developed into a separate discipline than philosophy in the West. Western academic philosophy falls into two main traditions: Analytical, pursued mainly by the English-speaking world, and Continental, more popular among the Romance- and Germanic-speaking world. Analytical philosophy defers to a scientific world view and is largely based around a quasi-mathematical and linguistic analysis of issues, whereas Continental philosophy is more concerned with the human condition in a society seen as having superceded traditional spiritual beliefs, and tends to be sceptical about explanations in general. Both are very concerned with language and tend to reject spirituality. By contrast, Chinese and South Asian philosophy is more concerned with such issues as the metaphysical nature of reality and how
