How Ancient Greece Got Its Philosophy From India via Phoenicians
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How Ancient Greece Got Its Philosophy From India via Phoenicians


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The article argues that Greek philosophy was not a spontaneous "miracle" but was instead shaped by Indian ideas transmitted through Phoenician maritime trade routes. It posits that Phoenician merchants, traveling between the Levant and India, brought back not only luxury goods but also the mathematical, astronomical, and philosophical concepts that deeply influenced early Greek thinkers.
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