Universe and inner self in early Indian and early Greek thought Seaford, Richard editor. JSTOR (Organization) text bibliography Electronic books. stk 2016 2016 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (viii, 310 pages) Explores the remarkable similarities between early Indian and early Greek philosophy. From the sixth century BCE onwards there was 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 book 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. Key features: Brings together two supremely sophisticated ancient cultures that, despite their similarity, are almost always studied separately Indicates the kind of collaboration between specialists that is needed to move forward the stalled debate on the Axial Age Contributors include Paolo Magnone, Joanna Jurewicz, John Bussanich and Jens Schlieter 1. The common origin approach to comparing Indian and Greek philosophy / Nick Allen -- 2. The concept of ṛtá in the Ṛgveda / Joanna Jurewicz -- 3. Harmonia and ṛtá / Aditi Chaturvedi -- 4. Ātman and its transition to worldly existence / Greg Bailey -- 5. Cosmology, psyche and Ātman in the Timaeus, the Ṛgveda and the Upaniṣads / Hyun Höchsmann -- 6. Plato and yoga / John Bussanich -- 7. Technologies of self-immortalisation in ancient Greece and early India / Paolo Visigalli -- 8. Does the concept of theōria fit the beginning of Indian thought? / Alexis Pinchard -- 9. Self or being without boundaries : on Sankara and Parmenides / Chiara Robbiano -- 10. Soul chariots in Indian and Greek thought : polygenesis or diffusion? / Paolo Magnone -- 11. 'Master the chariot, master your Self' : comparing chariot metaphors as hermeneutics for mind, self and liberation in ancient Greek and Indian Sources / Jens Schlieter -- 12. New riders, old chariots : poetics and comparative philosophy / Alexander S.W. Forte and Caley C. Smith -- 13. The interiorisation of ritual in India and Greece / Richard Seaford -- 14. Rebirth and 'ethicisation' in Greek and South Asian thought / Mikel Burley -- 15. On affirmation, rejection and accommodation of the world in Greek and Indian religion / Matylda Obryk -- 16. The justice of the Indians / Richard Stoneman -- 17. Nietzsche on Greek and Indian philosophy / Emma Syea. edited by Richard Seaford. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. a-ii--- e-gr--- Self India Self Greece Philosophy, Indic Philosophy, Ancient India Civilization To 1200 Greece Civilization To 146 B.C Moi (Psychologie) Inde Moi (Psychologie) Grèce Philosophie de l'Inde Philosophie ancienne Inde Civilisation Jusqu'à 1200 Grèce Civilisation Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C History of Western philosophy Humanities Philosophy Western philosophy : Ancient, to c 500 PHILOSOPHY History & Surveys Ancient & Classical HISTORY Ancient Greece Civilization Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Indic Self Greece India To 1200 fast Classics. History. Ancient. Greece. Indian. Philosophy. D51-95 930 Universe and inner self in early Indian and early Greek thought Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016] (OCoLC)959259898 9781474411004 1474411002 1474410995 9781474410991 9781474426695 1474426697 9781474411011 1474411010 9781474410991 1474410995 22573/ctt1bgxpqg JSTOR 101061 Knowledge Unlatched https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctt1bgzdmh JSTOR 161128 20230103223318.1 in00004634763 eng