Axial Age coordinated by the ancient elites?

Philosophy
#1

Perhaps a silly question, but in regards to JPF’s theory that the ancient elites coordinated units of measurement for an eventual global economy, has he ever made the claim that the Axial Age was a coordinated effort by the elites towards that end?

#2

I’ve made a few, though admittedly short attempts to find good resources on the topic ( axial age). You reminded to resume the search.

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#3

Here are a few resources on The Axial Age and Related that some might find of interest:

… Religions of the Axial Age: An Approach to the World’s Religions

Mark W. Muesse, Ph.D.- Professor, Rhodes College (one of The Great Courses Series)

… Theory and Society
DOI 10.1007/s11186-013-9193-0
Inventing the axial age: the origins and uses of a historical concept

John D. Boy & John Torpey
Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013

can be downloaded gratis at:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2239245

… see also Nietzsche and Early German and Austrian Sociology
by Franz Solms-Laubach

… see also works by Alfred Weber and Karl Jaspers

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#4

In answer to your question, no I have not directly, but I have certainly implied it if one reads carefully between the lines.