just finished all 6 key philosophers. Great little series Mark, I'd definitely check out more of these bite-sized doses of philosophical concepts, but I'd also be interested to check out some longer discussions. Keep up the good work!
based on his garment, I was really hoping this would suddenly segue into a cooking programme - another letdown, but luckily I have achieved ataraxia about most things except traffic
Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelt Graeco-Buddhism, refers to the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and Buddhism, which developed between the 4th century BCE and the 5th century CE
So Buddhism had been in Greek circles since that time? That goes a long way to perhaps explaining some of the teachings of Jesus. But perhaps I'm missing something?
It's complicated! Here's a book that traces threads if you really want a sense of that. But in a way it's straightforwardly said that in the 1st millennium BC human beings developed a new interiority that the Buddha and Socrates and others were on to, and Christianity, at least for much of the west, forged into a civilisation. www.goodreads.com/book/show/925680.The_Shape_of_Ancient_Thought
