{"product_id":"in-love-with-wisdom-alexandra-pappas-9798890700056","title":"In Love with Wisdom: Ancient Greek and Early Buddhist Philosophies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBridging early Buddhist thought and ancient Greek philosophy, \u003ci\u003eIn Love with Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh glimpse into the ethics and metaphysics of the time, revealing how figures like Heraclitus and Socrates were grappling with the same ideas as the early Buddhists.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Is it not also clear that by knowing themselves people experience the most good things, and by being deceived about themselves they suffer the most evils?\" This question, posed by Socrates, cuts to the heart of both ancient Greek philosophy and early Buddhism. What does it mean to know oneself, and is there even a self to know? \u003ci\u003eIn Love with Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers into a cross-cultural dialogue between these two classical traditions, tied together by their shared commitment to inquiry and ethical living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this unique collaboration, classicist Alexandra Pappas and venerable scholar-monk Bhikkhu Analayo open a new contemplative path by exploring how timeless Buddhist teachings echo--often strikingly--in the earliest voices of Western philosophy. Beginning with the thoughts of Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, and Socrates, Alexandra Pappas examines their ideas on impermanence, selfhood, the four elements, ethical living, and rebirth. Bhikkhu Analayo then takes up these same ideas through the lens of early Buddhism, revealing parallels and illuminating contrasts in unexpected places. Rather than focusing on historical influence or cross-cultural borrowing, the authors uncover shared human concerns and distinctive philosophical responses, enriching our understanding of early Buddhist thought by seeing it alongside other ancient explorations in a shared love of wisdom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Accessible to general readers and engaging for students of philosophy, classics, and Buddhism, \u003ci\u003eIn Love with Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e is a dialogue across time and tradition that sheds new light on familiar teachings and opens space for fresh reflection. It invites anyone curious about these early wisdom traditions to consider how practicing these ancient teachings can be informed--and enriched--by looking to both Eastern and Western philosophies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eI\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e People and Places\u003cbr\u003e Sources and Reception\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eImpermanence: Heraclitus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e The River Fragments\u003cbr\u003e Fire and Other Expressions of Change\u003cbr\u003e Epistemology and the Senses\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBeing and Not Being: Parmenides\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e The Proem\u003cbr\u003e The Way of Truth\u003cbr\u003e The Opinions of Mortals\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Four Elements and Ethical Purification: Empedocles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e The Four Elements and Love and Strife\u003cbr\u003e The Senses\u003cbr\u003e Ethics and Purification\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eExamining Life, Approaching Death: Socrates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Socrates as Teacher\u003cbr\u003e Socrates on Ethics, Knowledge, and Truth\u003cbr\u003e Socrates's Trial and Death\u003cbr\u003e Summary \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eII\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Teachings of the Buddha\u003cbr\u003e The Ancient Setting\u003cbr\u003e The Buddha in Debate\u003cbr\u003e An Early Encounter between Greeks and Indians\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eImpermanence: Early Buddhism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Early Buddhist Conception of Impermanence\u003cbr\u003e A Radicalization of Impermanence\u003cbr\u003e From Impermanence to Dukkha\u003cbr\u003e The Significance of Dukkha\u003cbr\u003e Not-self\u003cbr\u003e The Chariot Simile\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBeing and Not Being: Early Buddhism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beyond Being and Non-being\u003cbr\u003e Dependent Arising\u003cbr\u003e The Buddha's Investigation of Dependent Arising\u003cbr\u003e Three Links Preceding Birth\u003cbr\u003e Three Links Leading up to Craving\u003cbr\u003e Consciousness and Name-and-Form\u003cbr\u003e The Scope of the Pre-Awakening Investigation\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Four Elements and Ethical Purification: Early Buddhism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Four Elements\u003cbr\u003e The Buddha's Recollection of Past Lives\u003cbr\u003e The Divine Eye\u003cbr\u003e The Third Higher Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e Liberation\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eExamining Life, Approaching Death: Early Buddhism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Emergence of Mindfulness\u003cbr\u003e The Four Establishments of Mindfulness\u003cbr\u003e Mindfulness of Breathing\u003cbr\u003e Mindfulness\u003cbr\u003e Mindfulness as One's Refuge\u003cbr\u003e Mindfully Letting Go of Life\u003cbr\u003e Mindfully Passing Away\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Reference\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Pappas,Bhikkhu Analayo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798890700056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d","brand":"Alexandra Pappas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965998022911,"sku":"9798890700056","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b06ad61-9aa6-405d-9621-c61168c6d172.jpg?v=1767286227","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-love-with-wisdom-alexandra-pappas-9798890700056","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}