TY  - BOOK
AU  - Seaford,Richard
TI  - Universe and Inner Self in Early Indian and Early Greek Thought
SN  - 9781474411004
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - History / Ancient / Greece
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
KW  - History / Asia / India & South Asia
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Access copy available to the general public
N2  - 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 â€" 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
UR  - https://openresearchlibrary.org/content/2945dd13-ac9a-4e8a-92b9-b294a547aa45
ER  -