An Analytical Study of Neutrality

Abstract

The objective of the article is to study the concept of neutrality by divided into two sections 1) section of the concept of neutrality in western school and eastern school 2) section of analyzing and categorize the concept of neutrality

        The result revealed that the concept of neutrality can be separated into two types metaphysical type and social applied type. Most of the concepts of neutrality in the western world are socially applied types such as Plato’s theories of justice, Judaism moderation, etc. and in the eastern world are the metaphysical types such as Zhong-Yong by Confucius, Yoga from Brahmin-Hindu Religion, Matchainadharma (middle way) of Buddhism, etc.

In the section of analyzing and categorize the researcher discovered that there is 9 categories concept of neutrality: middleness, sameness, equilibrium, impartiality, equality, balanced, justice, moderation, and detachment. By the way, all of them can form into 2 major groups: absolute neutrality and relative neutrality.