iExist@lemmy.world to Philosophy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoIs there any non dualism school of thought in western philosophy?message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareIs there any non dualism school of thought in western philosophy?iExist@lemmy.world to Philosophy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
There’s Advaita Vedanta in Indian Philosophy which talks about non dualism. Is there any similar variation in western world?
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 months agoYes, Totems. Though I’m not sure how western that really is. Basically one animal stands for one character trait. There is many of them, and they aren’t naturally ranked. There’s Tiger, Rat, Bird, idk what… Also see chinese zodiac animals for a similar concept. Also, here’s a picture from Ovid’s metamorphoses:
Yes, Totems.
Though I’m not sure how western that really is. Basically one animal stands for one character trait. There is many of them, and they aren’t naturally ranked. There’s Tiger, Rat, Bird, idk what…
Also see chinese zodiac animals for a similar concept.
Also, here’s a picture from Ovid’s metamorphoses: