The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India: A Historical Comparison

by Richard Seaford

Why 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108499554
• ISBN13: 9781108499552
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"