Specificity of the Eastern type of philosophizing through the prism of Vedic knowledge

Abstract

The article examines two different approaches to comprehending things, two types of philosophizing, namely, Eastern and Western. They are not opposites, not antitheses, it is necessary to understand their specificity. There are key positions in the knowledge of the surrounding world and oneself, these are a criteria that may indicate a difference in approaches. This work reveals this criteria and discovers the difference in approaches. Such knowledge contributes to the expansion of cognitive capabilities and understanding of differences in worldview platforms, especially in the process of studying philosophical knowledge. Clarification of the specific of the Eastern approach on the example of Vedic philosophy allows one to dive deeper into a whole layer of philosophical knowledge, since this can be the key in discovering completely different approaches in the study of Eastern philosophy. The purpose of this article is a comparative analysis of two specific ways of philosophizing, Western and Eastern, through acquaintance with the main categories of ancient Vedic knowledge. The scientific significance of the work is in identifying the features of the European and Eastern methods of understanding the world, which contributes to the understanding of the ontological and ideological foundations of each. The value of this research lies in the comparative analysis of the types of philosophizing in the European and Eastern traditions, which expands the cognitive capabilities of the audience, allows them to understand others. The conducted research demonstrates the uniqueness of the philosophical base of Vedic philosophy, as an example of the oriental development of the world.