TY - JOUR JF - kimiahonar JO - کیمیای هنر VL - 3 IS - 11 PY - 2014 Y1 - 2014/9/01 TI - EPISTEMOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE CONCEPT OF “EAST” AND “WEST” (WITH REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES THAT FORM CULTURE) TT - مفهوم شرق و غرب از دیدگاه معرفت شناسی (با توجه به اصول شکل دهنده فرهنگ) N2 - Do the words “East” and “West” mean more than just geographical orientations or areas? This seems to be a simple question, which cannot be answered easily.The difficulty in answering such a question seems to be rooted in questions that deal with universal concepts. Defining such universal concepts, which seems quite simple, is very difficult indeed - perhaps even impossible in some cases. “East” and “West” are among such concepts, and of course are bonded to even more complex concepts such as “culture” and “civilization” in general. This paper attempts to analyse the concept of “East” and “West” at an epistemological and a philosophical level, using an inductive and a descriptive methodology. It aims to describe how the concepts of “East” and “West” are in fact indicative of two different approaches to nature, before being descriptive of a particular geographical area or location. SP - 100 EP - 109 AU - Haghir, Saeed AU - Islami, S. Yahya AD - KW - East KW - West KW - Culture KW - Civilisation KW - Epistemology KW - Nature KW - Art UR - http://kimiahonar.ir/article-1-256-en.html ER -