Yes, there is. Modern philosophy is judged by it&#x27;s intellectual consistency, the simplicity and intuitiveness of it&#x27;s underlying principles, and how those underlying principles lead to conclusions that make sense.<p>Many philosophical traditions simply don&#x27;t measure up. That&#x27;s not a crack at non-western traditions, most western traditions have also been discarded due to being nonsense. Quite a few more probably should be but are kept alive for non-intellectual reasons.