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From the sixth century BCE onwards there occurred a revolution in thought, with novel ideas such as such as that understanding the inner self is both vital for human well-being and central to understanding the universe. This intellectual transformation is sometimes called the beginning of philosophy...
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oapen-20.500.12657-307712024-03-25T09:51:41Z Universe and Inner Self in Early Indian and Early Greek Thought Seaford, Richard Classics History Ancient Greece Indian Philosophy Atman (Hinduism) Chariot Parmenides Plato Ṛta thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHA Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy From the sixth century BCE onwards there occurred a revolution in thought, with novel ideas such as such as that understanding the inner self is both vital for human well-being and central to understanding the universe. This intellectual transformation is sometimes called the beginning of philosophy. And it occurred – independently it seems - in both India and Greece, but not in the vast Persian Empire that divided them. How was this possible? This is a puzzle that has never been solved. This volume brings together Hellenists and Indologists representing a variety of perspectives on the similarities and differences between the two cultures, and on how to explain them. It offers a collaborative contribution to the burgeoning interest in the Axial Age and will be of interest to anyone intrigued by the big questions inspired by the ancient world. 2018-01-24 23:55 2017-12-01 23:55:55 2020-03-24 03:00:27 2020-04-01T13:12:40Z 2020-04-01T13:12:40Z 2016-07-11 book 642731 OCN: 964447321 9781474411004;9781474411011 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30771 eng application/pdf n/a 642731.pdf Edinburgh University Press 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474410991.001.0001 101061 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474410991.001.0001 2a191404-86cd-479e-afc8-ff2b8d611a94 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781474411004;9781474411011 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 101061 KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access |
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From the sixth century BCE onwards there occurred a revolution in thought, with novel ideas such as such as that understanding the inner self is both vital for human well-being and central to understanding the universe. This intellectual transformation is sometimes called the beginning of philosophy. And it occurred – independently it seems - in both India and Greece, but not in the vast Persian Empire that divided them. How was this possible? This is a puzzle that has never been solved.
This volume brings together Hellenists and Indologists representing a variety of perspectives on the similarities and differences between the two cultures, and on how to explain them. It offers a collaborative contribution to the burgeoning interest in the Axial Age and will be of interest to anyone intrigued by the big questions inspired by the ancient world. |
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