On the world's three major philosophies that have influenced modern times

1. Western philosophy: represented by Greek philosophy, with nature as the starting point and experimentation as the core method. The purpose of performance is the relationship between man and nature. The relationship with science is closer. The main feature of Western philosophy is to advocate scientific data as the basis of theory, that is to say, the theory should rely on the empirical evidence of data in order to be recognized. In essence, strictly speaking, Western philosophy is not pragmatism, but positivism.

2. Chinese philosophy: represented by pre-Qin philosophy, with society as the starting point and ethics as the core method. The purpose of expression is the relationship between man and society. The relationship with politics is closer. Chinese philosophy is not concerned with natural problems; all phenomena studied are given a social character. It is this concern for society that makes Chinese historiography different