According in this article, Diversity is the difference that make each person unique.

In biology, ethnicity and

culture, family life, belief, geography, experience and religion. But being unique is one of the reason why
it is difficult for us to accept others. Behavior may cause us to limit a person’s opportunities or can make
the person feel rejected or resentful. 21st century educational challenge entails appropriate acceptance of
culture and racial multiplicity.

A. Expanding our Philosophical Frames: Western and Non-Western Traditions

Many philosophers hold that there are three great original centers of philosophy in the
world. The Greek (or Western), India and Chinese. In Greek (western) there are three periods
which are the Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Ancient has three great philosopher which are
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Pre-socratics is interested in the nature and source of the universe
and in nature of the reality. Socrates is a philosopher which left no writings, though was
constantly engage in philosophic discussion. Our knowledge of his idea and methods comes
mainly from dialogues written by his pupil Plato. In most dialogues, Socrates appears as the main
character, who leads and develop the process of inquiry.
There are two main traditions in Oriental Philosophy; the Chinese and India. China was
started in 500’s BC. The philosopher of Chinese was Confucius and the official philosophy of
China was Confucianism. Base on the philosopher Confucius, though it was reinterpreted by
different generations Confucianism aimed to help people to the better and more rewarding lines
by discipline and by instruction in the proper goals of life. Chinese philosophy has been largely
practical, humanistic and social in its aim. It develop as a means of bringing about improvements
in society and politics. Chinese philosophy typically called for efforts to participate on the life of
the state on orders to improve worldly conditions.
India philosophy has been chiefly mystical rather than politics. IT has been eliminated by
reliance of certain sacred texts, called vedas, which are considered inspired and true and
therefore subject only for commentary and not for criticism. Much of the India philosophy has
emphasized withdrawal from everyday life into the life of spirit.
In China and India people conceived of philosophy as a way of life, not as a mere
intellectual activity. The main aim of India was freedom from the suffering and tension caused by
the body and the senses and by the attachment to worldly things. The main philosophies
developed in India were Hinduism and Buddhism which were also religious and in China were
Taoism, Mohism and Realism.

For Quito, there are three attitudinal imperatives that we bear in mind if we are to
appreciate the oriental or Eastern thought. The accidental or Western mindset and to situate them
in their proper perspective.
First, the propersity of the West to think in a linear manner, in terms of beginning and
ending in a straight line. Oriental thought runs in a circular manner in which the end conjoins the
beginning in a cyclic style.
Second, is the assumptions that the East does not make a rigorous distinction between
religion and philosophy. Basic philosophical concepts are shrouded in religious beliefs and myths.
In the East, Philosophy is religion and religion is philosophy. Life for oriental thinkers is a
translation of thought; it is philosophy in action.
The third attitudinal imperative is the acceptance of the validity of intuition and mysticism,
the readiness to revert to extra logical, if not illogical modes of thinking. Orientals are perceived of
transcending in terms of beginning and end, of before and after, of then and now and later.