Book contents
- The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India
- The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- The Ancient Texts
- Translations
- Anglicisation of Sanskrit
- Abbreviations
- Part A Introductory
- Part B The Earliest Texts
- Part C Unified Self, Monism and Cosmic Cycle in India
- Part D Unified Self, Monism and Cosmic Cycle in Greece
- Part E Conclusion
- Chapter 16 The Complex Imagining of Universe and Inner Self
- Chapter 17 Ritual, Money, Society and Metaphysics
- Bibliography
- Index of Principal Ancient Passages
- Index
Chapter 16 - The Complex Imagining of Universe and Inner Self
from Part E - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 November 2019
- The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India
- The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- The Ancient Texts
- Translations
- Anglicisation of Sanskrit
- Abbreviations
- Part A Introductory
- Part B The Earliest Texts
- Part C Unified Self, Monism and Cosmic Cycle in India
- Part D Unified Self, Monism and Cosmic Cycle in Greece
- Part E Conclusion
- Chapter 16 The Complex Imagining of Universe and Inner Self
- Chapter 17 Ritual, Money, Society and Metaphysics
- Bibliography
- Index of Principal Ancient Passages
- Index
Summary
Chapter 16 emphasises the complex diversity of the factors shaping the Greek and Indian intellectual revolutions, describes the metaphysical consequences of a variety of perspectives on money and accounts for the differences between brahman and the Parmenidean One.
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- The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient IndiaA Historical Comparison, pp. 317 - 331Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019