Eastern and Western Philosophers

[davidboom]

Philosophy is written in the form of poems, novels, short stories, dialogues and fictions. Philosophers, who turned their philosophical ideas through poetry, poems and verses, seemed to be poets and philosophers. Their teachings are in the shape of verses, includes philosophical ideas to reveal truth and reality. Their Teachings have great impact and influence on the readers and mostly on regions they belong. Such philosophers from the region include:
Western names:

St. John of the Cross
T. S. Eliot
Hildegard von Bingen
Homer
James Wright
Marianne Moore
Pablo Neruda
William Carlos Williams
Mary Oliver
Leslie Marmon Silko
Robert Creeley

Eastern names:

Vyasa
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
Omar Khayyám
Sheikh Saadi
Hafiz Shirazi
Muhammad Iqbal
Matsuo Bashō
Farad ud-Din Attar

I am looking to discuss and have comments on philosopher’s teachings and their impacts on regions i.e. cultural, religious, social, societal, norms, values, thoughts etc.

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[Lokasenna]

I'll admit I'm not familiar with the Eastern ones, but it seems that your Western list contains figures who are more artists than true philosophers. Eliot, for example, is much more a poet and critic than a philosopher, as are Homer and William Carlos Williams.

In terms of the Western canon, names like Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Descartes, Hobbes, Kant, Spinoza, Nietzsche and Marx are all figures whose philosophy, their main output, has had a profound impact on how we understand the world.

[blazeofglory]

Philosophy is written in the form of poems, novels, short stories, dialogues and fictions. Philosophers, who turned their philosophical ideas through poetry, poems and verses, seemed to be poets and philosophers. Their teachings are in the shape of verses, includes philosophical ideas to reveal truth and reality. Their Teachings have great impact and influence on the readers and mostly on regions they belong. Such philosophers from the region include:
Western names:

St. John of the Cross
T. S. Eliot
Hildegard von Bingen
Homer
James Wright
Marianne Moore
Pablo Neruda
William Carlos Williams
Mary Oliver
Leslie Marmon Silko
Robert Creeley

Eastern names:

Vyasa
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
Omar Khayyám
Sheikh Saadi
Hafiz Shirazi
Muhammad Iqbal
Matsuo Bashō
Farad ud-Din Attar

I am looking to discuss and have comments on philosopher’s teachings and their impacts on regions i.e. cultural, religious, social, societal, norms, values, thoughts etc.

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There are some great philosophers you missed on the list. You forgot Kabir, Manu, Balmiki, Chanakya. The east has no dearth of philosophers, and of course the east has the richest tradition of philosophers

[davidboom]

There are some great philosophers you missed on the list. You forgot Kabir, Manu, Balmiki, Chanakya. The east has no dearth of philosophers, and of course the east has the richest tradition of philosophers

Oh Yes i have missed some great names. That's what i need to be evaluated from discussion. I have mine list according to my perception and my search on the subject. I shall formulate or reorganize it from this resourceful discussion.

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[Dodo25]

From the ones you mentioned, I've only read Homer. I don't think 'he' made much of a philosophical contribution to anything. Beautiful myths, yeah, but nothing that adds to our understanding of the world or our ethics.

I'm a bit familiar with TS Eliot, and his views seem way too much influenced by religion as to be anything worth reading. Same with Hildegard von Bingen.

From the East, I've only ever heard of Hafiz, but no idea what he wrote about.

As for the rest, I've never heard of them. They might well be great authors and poets, and if peotry is the sort of thing that interests you, then you will probably enjoy their works. But, even though I haven't read anything by them, I highly doubt they're worth reading for their philosophy.

If you want to learn about philosophy, focus on the West, it is much more practical, clear, and true. If that wasn't politically correct, I do not care. Not saying that all of Eastern philosophy is nonsense, just a lot of it. And yeah, I've actually taken classes on it and done some research, so I have some understanding of what I'm talking about.