Throughout western philosophy, the west has cultivated a love of wisdom in a search for truth and knowledge. Eastern philosophy, on the other hand, has cherished the learning of the wise as applied knowledge in search of a way of life. The western view desired the truth behind "how to think," while the eastern view required an understanding of "how to live" as a matter of life or death. Socrates used logic to arrive at his truth, while Confucius attributed more significance to intuition. Each faced similar societal problems; however, the unique difficulties and the search to discover the solutions to them, helped shape their cultures into what they have become.
Each philosopher was shaped by their culture and society. Both
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