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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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cambridge University Press
2020
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| En: | Año: 2020 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Antigüedad
/ Grecia (Antigüedad)
/ Filosofía
/ Filosofía indiana
/ Génesis
/ Comparación
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| Otras palabras clave: | B
Philosophy, Ancient
B Philosophy, Indic History |
| Sumario: | "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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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1108499554 |