“哲学”一词在古希腊时即“智慧”，哲人即“智者”，哲学也包括具体科学，是天地间一切学问、知识的总论。在古代中国，“哲”即“明理”，哲人即“明理的人”。因此，“哲学”一词从中西词源角度上看是基本相同的。但是，奇怪的是在后来的发展道路上却大相径庭。其中最明显? The word “philosophy” in ancient Greece was “wisdom”, philosophers were “wise men,” and philosophy included specific sciences, a general theory of all learning and knowledge in the world. In ancient China, “philosophy” was “wise” and philosophers were “rational people.” Therefore, the term “philosophy” is basically the same from the perspective of etymology in both China and the West. However, it is strange that they are very different from the later development. Which is the most obvious?