Comparing Hinduism And Taoism

Compare and contrast various views of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism.

Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism are archaic beliefs that are incorporated into the fabric of the people in East. These systems are profoundly based on nature worship and are much more practical than the more recent and sophisticated religious orders of the West (Roca and Schuh 167). Hinduism is an ancient polytheistic religion that is based on three main deities, Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu which symbolically represent creation, preservation and destruction (Roca and Schuh 168). Buddhism is a continuation of the teachings from Hinduism and involves the main character called Buddha who is believed to be an incarnation of Vishnu the preserver (Roca and Schuh 170).

Sartre took the Husserl’s idea of consciousness being inseparable from the world itself, and developed his own philosophy in which he considered material reality as knowable and concrete but humans, on the other hand, cannot be deduced in the same way. Sartre believed that is was a human’s presence that ultimately gave physical reality a vehicle for defining itself (Roca and Schuh 224). Sartre is also known for his remarkable work towards woman’s rights and inequalities of every kind that were relevant then and of greatest importance

He was against violence of any kind when it was used as a means to create change. He adamantly believed that the intellectual of his time should be willing to understand his current situation in life no matter how obscure and mundane and it is and also to strive to improve his condition (Roca and Schuh 227).

8. Explain why Kierkegaard and Dostoyevsky are considered predecessors of existentialism.

Dostoyevsky was a great philosopher and writer and portrayed his beliefs through the powerful books that he wrote. He was of the belief that, people ultimately choose to believe because the fear and loneliness of uncertainty in the world. Kierkegaard, on the other hand reasoned that it should always be choice and not necessity that leads a person to something profound as living by a moral code. Most existentialists are atheists; they reason that a certain sense of responsibility is adopted when choosing to be independent of a deity and the entire obligation that comes with it. They firmly stay grounded on the theory that it is the mind and intelligence that springs from matter. Both modes of thought consisted of a logical reasoning that tried to extinguish the anxiety of not knowing the nature of the divine ( Roca and Schuh