Abstract
Like Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Charles Moore (1957), Bina Gupta and J. N. Mohanty (2000), Jonardon Ganeri (2001), Bina Gupta (2002), Bimal K. Matilal (2002), and Gananath Obeyesekere (2002), Thomas McEvilley's The Shape of Ancient Thought (2002) shows us how rewarding the study of comparative Greek and Indian philosophy can be. They argue that comparative study is not just a matter of recording interesting parallels but that such study is indeed necessary to understand either Indian or Greek philosophy. Comparative studies may help us not only understand the historical influences that shaped each tradition, but comparisons themselves may be a crucial tool in helping us under stand the subtleties of each tradition. To illustrate this, this paper will review McEvilley's contribution to the comparative project and then work through an extended comparison of one aspect of Greek and Hindu philosophy.
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