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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 – 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.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page
  2. p. i
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  1. Copyright
  2. p. ii
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. iii-iv
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  1. Acknowledgements
  2. Richard Seaford
  3. p. v
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  1. Notes on Contributors
  2. pp. vi-viii
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  1. Abbreviations
  2. p. ix
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-11
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  1. 1 The common origin approach to comparing Indian and Greek philosophy
  2. Nick Allen
  3. pp. 12-27
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  1. 2 The concept of ṛtá in the Ṛgveda
  2. Joanna Jurewicz
  3. pp. 28-39
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  1. 3 Harmonia and ṛtá
  2. Aditi Chaturvedi
  3. pp. 40-54
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  1. 4 Ātman and its transition to worldly existence
  2. Greg Bailey
  3. pp. 55-70
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  1. 5 Cosmology, psyche and ātman in the Timaeus, the Ṛgveda and the Upaniṣads
  2. Hyun Höchsmann
  3. pp. 71-86
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  1. 6 Plato and yoga
  2. John Bussanich
  3. pp. 87-103
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  1. 7 Technologies of self-immortalisation in ancient Greece and early India
  2. Paolo Visigalli
  3. pp. 104-117
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  1. 8 Does the concept of theōria fit the beginning of Indian thought?
  2. Alexis Pinchard
  3. pp. 118-133
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  1. 9 Self or being without boundaries: on Śaṅkara and Parmenides
  2. Chiara Robbiano
  3. pp. 134-148
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  1. 10 Soul chariots in Indian and Greek thought: polygenesis or diffusion?
  2. Paolo Magnone
  3. pp. 149-167
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  1. 11 ‘Master the chariot, master your Self’: comparing chariot metaphors as hermeneutics for mind, self and liberation in ancient Greek and Indian sources
  2. Jen Schlieter
  3. pp. 168-185
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  1. 12 New riders, old chariots: poetics and comparative philosophy
  2. Alexander S. W. Forte and Caley C. Smith
  3. pp. 186-203
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  1. 13 The interiorisation of ritual in India and Greece
  2. Richard Seaford
  3. pp. 204-219
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  1. 14 Rebirth and ‘ethicisation’ in Greek and South Asian thought
  2. Mikel Burley
  3. pp. 220-234
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  1. 15 On affirmation, rejection and accommodation of the world in Greek and Indian religion
  2. Matylda Obryk
  3. pp. 235-250
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  1. 16 The justice of the Indians
  2. Richard Stoneman
  3. pp. 251-264
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  1. 17 Nietzsche on Greek and Indian philosophy
  2. Emma Syea
  3. pp. 265-278
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 279-302
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 303-310
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