The origins of philosophy in ancient Greece and ancient India: a historical comparison
"I define 'philosophy' as the attempt to explain systematically, and without relying on superhuman agency, the fundamental features of the universe and the place of human beings in it. This is not the only possible definition, but is the most revealing one for our period, in which we...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cambridge University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Classical antiquity
/ Greece (Antiquity)
/ Philosophy
/ Indian philosophy
/ Rise of
/ Settlement
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| Further subjects: | B
Philosophy, Ancient
B Philosophy, Indic History |
| Summary: | "I define 'philosophy' as the attempt to explain systematically, and without relying on superhuman agency, the fundamental features of the universe and the place of human beings in it. This is not the only possible definition, but is the most revealing one for our period, in which we find the advent of 'philosophy' (or something very like it) in Greece, India, and China, and nowhere else"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1108499554 |