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The origins of philosophy in ancient Greece and India : a historical comparison / Richard Seaford.

Van Pelt Library B111 .S43 2020
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Seaford, Richard, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Philosophy, Ancient.
Philosophy, Indic--History.
Philosophy, Indic.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
xv, 369 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Seaford, Richard, The origins of philosophy in ancient greece and india
ISBN:
9781108499552
1108499554
OCLC:
1107064336

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