{"product_id":"the-origins-of-philosophy-in-ancient-greece-and-ancient-india-a-historical-comparison-paperback-softback-9781108730815","title":"The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India; A Historical Comparison (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108730815","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Historical Comparison\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplains for the first time the genesis and early form of both Indian and Greek philosophy, and their striking similarities.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Seaford (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108730815, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e385 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.517 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this is an insightful and interesting contribution to the literature.' G. J. Reece, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy did Greek philosophy begin in the sixth century BCE? Why did Indian philosophy begin at about the same time? Why did the earliest philosophy take the form that it did? Why was this form so similar in Greece and India? And how do we explain the differences between them? These questions can only be answered by locating the philosophical intellect within its entire societal context, ignoring neither ritual nor economy. The cities of Greece and northern India were in this period distinctive also by virtue of being pervasively monetised. The metaphysics of both cultures is marked by the projection (onto the cosmos) and the introjection (into the inner self) of the abstract, all-pervasive, quasi-omnipotent, impersonal substance embodied in money (especially coinage). And in both cultures this development accompanied the interiorisation of the cosmic rite of passage (in India sacrifice, in Greece mystic initiation).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Introductory: 1. Summary\u003cbr\u003e 2. Explanations\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Earliest Texts: 3. Sacrifice and reciprocity in the earliest texts\u003cbr\u003e 4. Self, society, and universe in the earliest texts\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Unified Self, Monism, And Cosmic Cycle in India: 5. The economics of sacrifice\u003cbr\u003e 6. Inner self and universe\u003cbr\u003e 7. The powerful individual\u003cbr\u003e 8. The formation of monism\u003cbr\u003e 9. The hereafter\u003cbr\u003e 10. Reincarnation and karma\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Unified Self, Monism, And Cosmic Cycle in Greece: 11. Psuchē and the interiorisation of mystery-cult\u003cbr\u003e 12. Monism and inner self\u003cbr\u003e 13. Money and the inner self in Greece\u003cbr\u003e 14. Community and individual\u003cbr\u003e 15. Plato\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Conclusion: 16. The complex imagining of universe and inner self\u003cbr\u003e 17. Ritual, money, society and metaphysics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Oriental \u0026amp; Indian philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Oriental \u0026amp; Indian philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Oriental%20\u0026amp;%20Indian%20philosophy%20%5BHPDF%5D%22\"\u003eHPDF\u003c\/a\u003e], Non-Western philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Non-Western philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Non-Western%20philosophy%20%5BHPD%5D%22\"\u003eHPD\u003c\/a\u003e], Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Western%20philosophy:%20Ancient,%20to%20c%20500%20%5BHPCA%5D%22\"\u003eHPCA\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52463014510872,"sku":"9781108730815","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108730815i.jpg?v=1785545167","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-origins-of-philosophy-in-ancient-greece-and-ancient-india-a-historical-comparison-paperback-softback-9781108730815","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}