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{{Infobox book<br />
| name = The Shape of Ancient Thought<br />
| image = The Shape of Ancient Thought book cover.jpg<br />
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| caption = Cover of the first edition<br />
| author = [[Thomas McEvilley]]<br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = English<br />
| publisher = Allworth Press<br />
| pub_date = November 1, 2001<br />
| pages = 768<br />
| isbn = 978-1-58115-203-6<br />
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'''''The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies''''' is a book by the American writer [[Thomas McEvilley]], published in 2001 by Allworth Press.<br />
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==Summary==<br />
[[Thomas McEvilley]] traces exchanges between [[ancient Greek philosophy]] and ancient [[Indian philosophy]], created through trade, empires and migration. Due to the mutual debts he identifies, often in the form of parallels or documented contacts with Persia, McEvilley argues that the [[Western world]] should be considered a product of both Western and Eastern thought.<br />
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==Reception==<br />
In ''[[Philosophy East and West]]'', Will S. Rasmussen described ''The Shape of Ancient Thought'' as McEvilley's [[Masterpiece|magnum opus]], which consists of "an encyclopedic array of texts" and clear arguments for the strong mutual influence between Greece and India.<ref name="rasmussen">{{cite journal |last=Rasmussen |first=Will S. |year=2006 |title=The Shape of Ancient Thought |journal=[[Philosophy East and West]] |volume=56 |issue=1 |page=182 |doi=10.1353/pew.2006.0003 }}</ref> He wrote that McEvilley used "admirable sensitivity" when he rejected dichotomies between the rational and mystical, and covered the often politicized scholarship about the subject.<ref name="rasmussen" /><br />
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Emily Kearns wrote in ''[[Classical Association|The Classical Review]]'' that each chapter can be read as a stimulating essay in its own right. She described ''The Shape of Ancient Thought'' overall as eloquent and rarely overstated, as it acknowledges its limits, the possibilities that parallels may be coincidences, and the significant differences that do exist between Greek and Indian philosophy.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kearns |first=Emily |year=2004 |title=Indian Connections |journal=[[Classical Association|The Classical Review]] |volume=54 |issue=2 |page=423 |doi=10.1093/cr/54.2.420 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Ancient Greece–Ancient India relations]]<br />
* [[Orientalizing period]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite journal |last=Miller |first=John P. |year=2006 |title=Review Essay: Ancient Roots of Holistic Education |journal=Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=55–59 |hdl=1807/32399 |hdl-access=free }}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/allworth-press/9781581152036/the-shape-of-ancient-thought/ Presentation from the publisher]<br />
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[[Category:2001 non-fiction books]]<br />
[[Category:Ancient Greek philosophy studies]]<br />
[[Category:History books about ancient Greece]]<br />
[[Category:History books about India]]<br />
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