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There are many differences. the most important one is idealism-based VS pragmatism-based.
Socrates VS Confucius, which are “where does it come from” VS “where to go”
Socrates started the western thinking tradition which was seeking the truth. it answered the questions “what is it” “where does it come from”, later such philosophy combined with Christian, both about the ultimate being.
while Confucius didn’t concern such things, he concerned “where to do”, which were “what we should do” “how we should do”.
due to different traditions. Greeks were good at philosophy, science, debate that were idea-based, while Chinese were good at engineering, technology that were practice-based.
rationalism VS romanticism
seeking the truth led to rationalism, Socrates-Plato-Aristotle built the logic base for Greece, for the west. while China was a nation of literature, poetry, China was beauty-based.
individualism VS collectivism.
Greece had democracy that demanded the voters as individual citizens. while China was hierarchy society that every person was part of family, community, empire.
city states VS empire
due to democracy, when Greeks built colonies overseas, these colonies were governed as city states, while there was no colony in China, the conquered territory would become inseparable part of empire.
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