PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS THE LESSONS OF PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS I shall not now speak of the knowledge of the Hindus ...of their subtle discoveries in the science of astronomy ...discoveries even more ingenious than those of the Greeks and Babylonians ...of their rational system of mathematics, or of their method of calculation which no words can praise strongly enough - I mean the system of nine symbols . if these were known by the people who think that they alone have mastered the sciences because they speak Greek they would perhaps be convinced, though a little late in the day, that other folks, not only Greeks but also men of a different tongue, know something as well as they The Syrian astroner - monk Severus Sebokit ( writing AD 662) The Great collections of ideas compiling over 10,000 years of Philosophy and History from India and The WEST. The compilations of this Book repeats many ideas and Philosophies expressed by many before me . However, presenting the already presented is a challenge in itself .My aim is not originality but inclusiveness, it is a survey of ideas rather than revelation.