Universe and Inner Self in Early Indian and Early Greek Thought

• Tác giả: Richard Seaford
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1474411004
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 930 History of ancient world to ca. 499
• Thông tin xuất bản: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2016
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 239581
• Chủ đề: 1. Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500

Tóm tắt

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.