Allworth, Date: 2001-10-31. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x2x9. Book is in very good condition with a very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wear, but still presentable and nice. Inside pages are clean. 2001. Allworth ISBN 1581152035 9781581152036 [US]

ISBN10: 1581152035, ISBN13: 9781581152036, [publisher: Allworth Press, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. This comparative study of early Eastern and Western philosophy challenges every existing belief about the philosophical foundations of Western art and civilization. Spanning 30 years of intellectual inquiry and research, the author seeks to prove what many scholars have felt, but couldn't explain: that the seemingly autonomous and separate metaphysical schemes of Greek and Indian cultures have mutually influenced one another over a long period of time, to the point that today's Western world must be considered the product of not one, but of both Eastern and Western thought. This research unveils striking similarities between central early Eastern and Western metaphysical ideas and explains this phenomenon. The author explores the key philosophical paradigms of these cultures, such as Monism, the doctrine of reincarnation in India and Egypt and early Pluralism in Greece and India, to show how trade, imperialism and migration currents have allowed these ideas to circulate and intermingle freely throughout India, Greece and the Old Near East. The study is based on early historical, philosophical, spiritual and Buddhist texts from 600 BC until the era of Aristotelian thought. An unprecedented intellectual achievement, this ground-breaking reference spans 30 years of intense research to present new, thought-provoking arguments about Eastern and Western ...
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NY:: Allworth Press,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Date: 2011. Hardcover. 1581152035 . Third printing. About fine in like dust jacket. . 2011. Allworth Press, ISBN 1581152035 9781581152036 [US]

ISBN10: 1581152035, ISBN13: 9781581152036, [publisher: Allworth Press, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. This comparative study of early Eastern and Western philosophy challenges every existing belief about the philosophical foundations of Western art and civilization. Spanning 30 years of intellectual inquiry and research, the author seeks to prove what many scholars have felt, but couldn't explain: that the seemingly autonomous and separate metaphysical schemes of Greek and Indian cultures have mutually influenced one another over a long period of time, to the point that today's Western world must be considered the product of not one, but of both Eastern and Western thought. This research unveils striking similarities between central early Eastern and Western metaphysical ideas and explains this phenomenon. The author explores the key philosophical paradigms of these cultures, such as Monism, the doctrine of reincarnation in India and Egypt and early Pluralism in Greece and India, to show how trade, imperialism and migration currents have allowed these ideas to circulate and intermingle freely throughout India, Greece and the Old Near East. The study is based on early historical, philosophical, spiritual and Buddhist texts from 600 BC until the era of Aristotelian thought. An unprecedented intellectual achievement, this ground-breaking reference spans 30 years of intense research to present new, thought-provoking arguments about Eastern and Western ...
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Allworth Pr, Date: 2002. Hardcover. New. 816 pages. 9.25x6.75x1.75 inches. 2002. Allworth Pr ISBN 1581152035 9781581152036 [GB]

ISBN10: 1581152035, ISBN13: 9781581152036, [publisher: Allworth Press,U.S., United States, New York] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]

Allworth Pr 2002 Hardcover New 816 pages. 9.25x6.75x1.75 inches.