The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India

Seaford, Richard

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“…As in the fifth and fourth century BC monetisation and commerce were already far advanced in the urban centres of Greece and India (and nowhere else in the world), 52 including all temptations of misuse, Aristotle was first to coin the terminological distinction between the art of oikonomiké and the art of chrematistiké , the former meaning domestic economy, qualified as natural ( para physin ) and limited, and the latter signifying the attempt of earning money as an end in itself, assessed as unnatural ( kata physin ) and unlimited. Aristotle's critique of the latter was that money, in its natural function being a means for the purpose of housekeeping, here becomes the supreme purpose itself and thus perverted.…”

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The Need for Multidisciplinary Research within the History and Theory of Homeopathy

Schmidt

2020

Homeopathy

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The controversial issue of homeopathy's scientificity will, in all probability, not be settled by means of clinical trials alone, as long as uncertainty or ignorance about methodological, philosophical, and socio-economical essentials prevail on both sides of the argument. Rather than uncritically adopt the standards of the currently predominant paradigm, homeopathy should not forget its roots, peculiarities, and self-conception. Contrary to conventional medicine, it is based on a teleological image of humanity, a holistic and sustainable approach towards curing sickness, and an up-to-date concept of medical theory in terms of healing arts. However, under today's frameworked conditions of industrialisation, commercialisation and commodification, the strengths of homeopathy tend to be disregarded or even attacked, and a special kind of reductionist and materialist rationality, compatible with expanding markets and profits, is preferably facilitated. To reveal and demonstrate these developments and relationships on a scientific level, there is a need for multidisciplinary research on the part of the humanities, such as history and theory of medicine, history and theory of science, history of economics, sociology of scientific knowledge, and philosophy.

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The Need for Multidisciplinary Research within the History and Theory of Homeopathy

Schmidt

2020

Homeopathy

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“…The emergence of a literate society coincided with the growing use of money. Richard Seaford (2020) argues that the growth of what he terms 'monetisation' is central to the creation of haracteriz universal concepts that are the bread and butter of philosophy, and later theology. In a poetic society, the human mind works with particulars rather than the universal.…”

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A Theological Age: A New Way of Looking at the History of the West

Melleuish

Rizzo

2023

Histories

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This paper argues that the current age is best understood as a theological age in that its normal approach to the world is one based on a high level of abstraction. Theology stands in contrast with piety, which derives much more from immediate experience and embodies common sense. The cultural and intellectual development of Europe and the West can be understood in terms of the interaction of two distinct modes of thinking and viewing the world, namely theology and piety, and the way in which theology has come to dominate Western culture to the detriment of piety. Hence, the dominance of Greek rationalism within the West has led to a one-sided culture that gives priority to rationalist modes of thought. There has been a continuing tradition of piety in the West, but its existence has tended to be somewhat fugitive as can be seen, for example, in Musil’s depiction of the ‘other condition’ and in J S Mill’s personal breakdown caused by an excess of theology. The implications of a theological approach for history are evident as historical developments are viewed through the rigid prisms of perspectives that either fragment the study of history into a series of disconnected narratives endowed with their unique telos or impose an all-encompassing narrative that erases differences as well as potentialities. In both cases, it is the theological mode of thought—which has dominated the West since the so-called birth of rationalism—that turns history into ideology. This paper contends that the current condition calls for a new history of philosophy that captures and responds to the crisis affecting the West’s self-understanding and sense of purpose.

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“…This analysis could have been deepened. The period starting in the 8 th century BCE has been deeply researched in the last The Commons in an Age of Uncertainty few decades (Seaford 2004(Seaford , 2019Schaper 2019;Graeber 2011). In that period, money and private property brought about massive social problems.…”

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The Commons in an Age of Uncertainty: A Review Essay

Duchrow¹

2021

American J Econ Sociol

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Franklin Obeng-Odoom's recent work offers an alternative to both conventional economics and to what he calls the "Western left consensus." Obeng-Odoom's option involves placing justice at the center of policy regarding commons, not as a side note. Justice requires a focus on the land issue. This much is true, but Obeng-Odoom ignores the plurality of views that are critical of the dominant political economy. A successful transition to a sustainable future will make use of many cultural and religious traditions working together. The Right, The Left, and the Radical AlternativeThe Commons in an Age of Uncertainty: Decolonizing Nature, Economy, and Society, by Franklin Obeng-Odoom (2021), is an ambitious project that seeks to transcend not only the conventional wisdom of neoclassical political economy but also what the author calls the "Western left consensus." The book develops a radical alternative, centered on the basic and systemic importance of land, conceptualized in the broad sense of nature itself, not in the narrow sense of a factor of production. The rest of this essay is structured around the four parts that make up this book.Part A describes and analyzes the problem: the age of uncertainty. It is characterized by growing inequality leading to pressing social problems, particularly in the Global South. At the same time, the warming of the planet is moving towards catastrophe. Both factors

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The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece and Ancient India

Cited by 12 publications

References 104 publications

The Need for Multidisciplinary Research within the History and Theory of Homeopathy

The Need for Multidisciplinary Research within the History and Theory of Homeopathy

A Theological Age: A New Way of Looking at the History of the West

The Commons in an Age of Uncertainty: A Review Essay

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