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The Philosophical Significance and Historical Origin of China's Philosophy
The word "philosophy" comes from ancient Greek and consists of two words: love and wisdom. The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras first used this word. Later, the word philosophy was widely recognized and used all over the world.

The word "philosophy" in Chinese comes from the translation of "philosophy" by Japanese scholar Xizhou in "A Hundred New Theories". It was not until 1902 that China retroactively applied the word "philosophy" to China Thought in an article in Xinmin Cong Bao. From 65438 to 0950, influenced by the former Soviet Union, China applied the word "philosophy" to the study of ideological history.

"Philosophy" is a subject that studies human thoughts and cognition of society, everything and the universe, focusing on enlightening wisdom and causing the sublimation of human thinking.

The west pays attention to practice, so modern physics has come into being and has been at the forefront of the world. China attached importance to thought, which led to China's unique philosophy. If western philosophy develops slowly according to the cognition of the surrounding matter, China's philosophy thinks from the universe at the beginning and is far ahead of western philosophy. Western physics must at least explore the solar system, and its philosophy can reach the level of China's ancient philosophy. (Because western philosophy originates from life, only when matter develops to a certain extent can ideas develop. China's ancient philosophy has transcended matter and reached the cosmic level. Western philosophy is like a person improving his ideological realm and constantly improving himself while making money. Oriental philosophy is more like a multi-millionaire mentality that sees through everything, but the material level has not kept up with the requirements)