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Cpalaklover t1_j0ptu8s wrote

Read the book The Shape of Ancient Thought—it’s literally all about this!

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ErwinFurwinPurrwin t1_j0rb3v9 wrote

That's an awesome work. I referenced it repeatedly in my M.A. thesis, which was about the question of Buddhist influence on Pyrrho of Elis. I strongly agree that anyone interested in East-West comparative philosophy should absorb this book. Cheers

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cazvan t1_j0s470s wrote

I was going to recommend this book as well. Tldr: there was a pretty substantial amount of cross pollination, both from Hinduism into Greece, and from Greece into India.

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