I sort of disagree with the view below.
"Scholars" should not just restrict themselves to analysis and exegesis. But ALSO synthesis!
Spotting commonalities, connecting dots, drawing overarching narratives - that's a part of being an intellectual
"Scholars" should not just restrict themselves to analysis and exegesis. But ALSO synthesis!
Spotting commonalities, connecting dots, drawing overarching narratives - that's a part of being an intellectual
Now Ms @elisa_freschi believes it is too simplistic to spot an "overarching" Western civilization from Heredotus to Trump
Or for that matter an overarching "Indic" civilization from Sage Uddalaka to Veer Savarkar
When you put it that way naming individuals, she does make sense
Or for that matter an overarching "Indic" civilization from Sage Uddalaka to Veer Savarkar
When you put it that way naming individuals, she does make sense
But having said that, there are very very strong commonalities that do bind together decidedly "western" ways of thinking found in Solon's Greece and Trump's America
And commonalities that do unite the Mauryan Vishnu Gupta and Narendra Modi
And commonalities that do unite the Mauryan Vishnu Gupta and Narendra Modi
