On The Hegel’s Theory Of "Oriental Philosophy Is Philosophy Of Religion"

“Oriental philosophy is the philosophy of religion” is Hegel’s general view about oriental philosophy.This view is closely related to the East-West culture exchange 、 historical background and himself academic background.According to reading Hegel’s books and analyzing his philosophy system,which indicate that “oriental philosophy is the philosophy of religion” has two levels meanings,One is India philosophy is philosophy of religion;the other one is that there isn’t philosophy in Chinese.And this conclusion is from generalization and summarization towards Hegel’s philosophy,meantime it is verified by the logical relationship between the internal parts of Hegel’s philosophy.Hegel’s philosophy is the unity of logic and reality,consequently his evaluation towards national philosophy has a deeply philosophical and practical foundations.The view on oriental philosophy of Hegel is a part of Hegel’s philosophy.Thus,it is the philosophical foundation that internal logic of the development philosophy of mind and his philosophy view formed on that basis,at the same time it is the practical foundation that his realization and cognition of Chinses history and religion.Hegel’s opinion about oriental philosophy reveals the different modes of thinking between western and eastern,one of the most significant difference is that sprit is seemed as entity in West,but nature is seemed as entity in East.Doctrinally,Hegel succeeded and improved the idealism of Plato,making entity materialized and subjected and pushing the development of philosophy to the peak.Hegel’s criticism of oriental philosophy generate a far-reaching influence in Western sinology,and we can realize the image of Chinese in Hegel’s research.What’s more,Exploring the negative evaluation is beneficial for Chinese scholars to realize the difference between West-East philosophy and for Chinese philosophy to seek its own meaning and value in world philosophy and provide a valuable reference for promoting the development and prosperity of Chinese philosophy.