Stolen heritage

The book "The Stolen Heritage" by George James raises a controversial issue about the origin of Greek philosophy, asking: Is what we know today as "Greek philosophy" in fact a stolen Egyptian product? The writer starts from a revolutionary idea that questions Eurocentrism, which assigned itself the originality of human thought, to reconsider the contributions of other civilizations, especially the ancient Egyptian civilization. In his book, James presents exciting analyzes based on historical evidence indicating that many of the ideas of great Greek philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle have roots in ancient Egyptian thought. The book reviews many examples of this, including the famous Pythagorean theorem, which it traces to purely Egyptian origins, stressing that the Egyptians were the ones who taught Pythagoras mathematics. The book "Stolen Heritage" constitutes a bold call to re-read history and correct inherited notions about the contributions of civilizations to the path of human thought.