text: Empiricism in Eastern Philosophy? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
  Eastern philosophy: Philosophical traditions that grew independently of the Greco-Roman philosophical tradition. (e.g. Islamic philosophy is part of Western philosophy). Pre-modern African and pre-Colombian American thought would qualify as Eastern philosophy, even if they make it a misnomer.
  Have any Eastern philosophies/philosophers adopted points of view similar to empiricism (as represented by Locke, Hume, and their followers)?
  edited May 4 '15 at 15:50
  Would you consider Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) "empirical?" I find people are oft divided on that question, and knowing your position on that question would help yield an answer to the greater question you pose. (Related: would you consider something along the lines of "you must find your own position in the world" a call for empirical study?) – Cort Ammon - Reinstate Monica May 5 '15 at 5:07
  No one came up to my mind or simply I do not at all. I personally do not think if there had been any thinkers who tried to explain something in the Western empirical way prior to us ( I am Asian ) being industrialized influenced by the Western people. Or more accurately saying, did we require such a way of thinking under the system of the feudalism??????? – Kentaro May 5 '15 at 10:12
  I think, in my opinion, the Western empiricism is related with their religion other than their language ( why I say this is because there seem to be many to try to link the language with the thoughts ). Didn't the Western empiricism start by doubting the Christianity-The Western Feudal System-Or The Entity ( I would personally like to call it so ). As for The Eastern Religion - The Eastern Feudal System, for now, I must keep my mouth shut with an apology, – Kentaro May 5 '15 at 10:38
  I mean other than ---> than – Kentaro May 5 '15 at 10:55
  @KentaroTomono The idea is called Linguistic relativity. It's also known as the Sapir Whorf hypothesis. It isn't proven (not by a long shot), but it does prove to be an effective lens for viewing culture. I have found it even more effective when trying to describe how the written works of a culture are viewed from the outside, because the difficulty in translating differences in the language affects translation a lot. The more you understand those linguistic differences, the more you can re-read what you've read from a perspective closer to that of a native speaker. – Cort Ammon - Reinstate Monica May 5 '15 at 14:57
  @KentaroTomono and to address me repeating: my main point is that the OP may be looking for a division that is "obviously needed" when expressing things in a Western way of thinking, but are less essential when expressed in Eastern terms. If one is aware of this, it is easier to look deeper and find the commonality one is looking for. – Cort Ammon - Reinstate Monica May 5 '15 at 15:02
  One part of Linguistic Relativity I do believe holds true is the that language and thought evolve together, not independently. Thus one should expect the language to evolve to make it easier to express the thoughts that are important to express. If "yin" and "yang" or "chi" are difficult to express to a Westerner, its a good sign that they are a good place to look for understanding difference in thought between Western and Chinese (and generally "Eastern," if you are careful with which cultures you choose to lump into that category) – Cort Ammon - Reinstate Monica May 5 '15 at 15:07
  And then we Asians are still incapable of think empirically. Then how are we still using same Chinese or Japanese etc before you Westerners came? skype-language.com/en/article/etimologiya-kitayskih-ieroglifov Scholars agree that the Chinese written language originates from an ancient non-linguistic symbolic system. During the late Neolith period (the second half of III century B.C.) people started to draw symbols or "pictograms" on ceramics and nephritis. These symbols might denote their owners in the family or clan. – Kentaro May 5 '15 at 15:26
  @KentaroTomono I can only make guesses about your educational background from your posts, so forgive me if you have a linguistics background that I'm overlooking, but I recommend taking a few linguistics courses, particularly on how languages evolve over time to keep up with thoughts (and Sapir Whorf would claim vice versa as well). The answer to your question is because all languages are good at describing thoughts, but they tend to be better at accentuating things that are important to the speakers, and that set of things evolves over time. – Cort Ammon - Reinstate Monica May 5 '15 at 15:32