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This book wasn’t supposed to exist. When the History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps was launched as a podcast series, which became the basis of this series of books, the intention was to begin with ancient Greek thought and cover its reception in later European history as well as the Islamic world. This is the project embodied by the four books published so far, on Classical Philosophy, Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds, Philosophy in the Islamic World, and Medieval Philosophy. But as a number of listeners to the podcast rightly pointed out, this version of the project was too narrow. How can a series claim to cover philosophy “without any gaps” without dealing with India and China? The book you are holding in your hands (or the “book” you are reading on a screen) represents a step towards a more genuinely comprehensive history of philosophy. The aim is now to cover philosophy in all historical periods and in all cultures. It’s an ambition that will presumably never be realized fully. But in hopes of coming as close as possible the series’ original author, Peter Adamson, is joining forces with several collaborators who will bring expertise on philosophical traditions from around the world. Writing a truly global history of philosophy means dealing with a wide range of cultures that did not use the originally Greek word “philosophy” or produce texts that can easily be categorized as “philosophical works.” To include, say, African oral traditions1 or Native American belief systems in a history of philosophy means being open to the idea that unusual bodies of evidence may be of interest to the historian of philosophy, for instance reports of traditional sayings or tales rather than discursive, argumentative treatises. In truth, ancient India does not really present us with that sort of challenge. You could have a very narrow, restrictive definition of philosophy and still find that there is plenty of material from India that satisfies this definition. There is no lack of written sources to consult, stretching back indeed to some of the earliest texts from any culture in the form of the Vedas. And as you can see by merely skimming through this volume or even just perusing the table of contents, all the main areas of philosophy were explicitly addressed and made the subject of detailed dialectical debate. Particularly prominent are issues within epistemology, philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind, but we’ll also be looking at texts devoted to ethics, metaphysics, and more.