About the value of the harmony and freedom in the western and eastern comprehension

Abstract

The article examines differences in the understanding of freedom and harmony in western and eastern philosophical traditions, referring to the originals of these terms and their interpretation in different cultural and historical contexts. The author identifies two areas of modern western philosophy, which defines as trasparentizm and hermeneutical holism, and draws parallels with eastern philosophical trends to reveal the possibilities of either in interpretation of contemporary (political) reality: political freedom, democracy, constitutionalism, political crises. In conclusion, analysing different liberal democracies, and observing political contradictions in Europe preceding Brexit, the author proposes to seek a way out in eastern traditions and rethink the concept of freedom and harmony as regulators of human relationships and political controversies.