Running Head : COMPARATIVE EASTERN INFLUENCES RESPONSE Comparative Eastern Influences Response [Author] [University] Comparative Eastern Influences Response The Western Philosophy has been named as the pioneers of philosophical systems . Tracing back from the Three Great Thinkers , Socrates , Plato ,and Aristotle , the Greeks have been blessed to have ancestors who instituted the study of philosophy . Their accounts not only prosper in the Western regions but also penetrated other parts of the world . Nevertheless , the Eastern region has also origins of its own philosophical ideas . Among these philosophical ancestries are the Chinese and the Indian philosophies . Chinese Philosophy has been one of the most renowned philosophical systems that exist alongside with the Western Philosophies . Confucius , Lao Tzu , and Mencius are among the Chinese philosophers who contributed to the evolution and development of Chinese philosophy (Chinese Cultural Studies : Philosophy and Religion in China , 1995 . On the other hand , the Indian Philosophy is mostly comprised of accounts that have something to do with the most patronized religions such as Buddhism , Hinduism , and Jainism (Hebbar , 2002 .With this recognition , it can be said that even without the influence of the Western philosophical tradition , the Eastern region has already become successful in establishing its own foundations of Philosophy in the forms of Chinese and Indian Philosophies . The Chinese Philosophy has been named as the direct opposite of the Western Philosophical Tradition . The Western tradition has been seen as more focus on the external concerns or subjects of philosophical thinking such as power , rationality , individualism , and liberty . On the other hand , the Chinese philosophy is more in tune of wisdom , harmony ,family , and benevolence as well as relationships among individuals in the society . Thus , it is deemed that the two traditions can be evaluated by examining them against each other (Chinese Cultural Studies :Philosophy and Religion in China , 1995 .Chinese Philosophy includes the philosophical thoughts founded on distinguished school of thoughts such as Confucianism , Legalism , Taoism ,Mohism , Neo-Confucianism and Zen Buddhism . The major concepts discussed and conversed in Chinese Philosophy are the following : concepts of matter and principle , the rise to truth , nature of man (these issues inflict great controversies in the history of Chinese philosophy ,discovery of the unknown principles , man as being conjoined harmoniously with nature , and ethical and political discourses (Chinese Cultural Studies : Philosophy and Religion in China , 1995 . In contrast with the Chinese Philosophy , which advocates the preservation of the Chinese tradition and its attempt to close its boundaries to other philosophical influences , Indian philosophy goes against this way of advocating its own philosophical ideas . Its purpose is not solely to maintain its established philosophies in the whole philosophical systems but also to respect the other philosophical bodies (Hebbar , 2002 . It recognizes the fact that philosophy varies from one region to another and that the only way to preserve their uniqueness and distinctiveness is by respecting other philosophical views (because it believes that there is multiplicity of philosophical views (Janz ,2006 . It is known for its consistent focus on the concept of righteousness and…