Term "Eastern Philosophy" is almost exclusively used for history of Asian philosophy. It looks backwards and interprets the old. Many western philosophers re

Term "Eastern Philosophy" is almost exclusively used for history of Asian philosophy. It looks backwards and interprets the old. Many western philosophers read it, but it's in the past. Old Greek philosophers are the same. They are referenced and studied, but western philosophy does not live in the past. For some reason contemporary philosophy that develops it's own ideas in Asia is not considered "Eastern philosophy".