HPS210H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Relate, United States Constitution, Mathematical Proof
10 Nov 2016
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Aristotle- scientific knowledge, methodology, creates possibility for that knowledge, first person to know everything everyone knows. Alexander- conquered many parts of the world known to the greeks. Biggest empire-persian empire, but held back by the greeks. Alexander the great"s father dies, killed by his bodyguard, rebellions in greece, philip is dead don"t have to submit to macedonians, alexander the great invade and force them to submit to him. By the time he died, resubmission, all the way from persia to india, through balkans and egypt. 3 effects: with this new empirical expansion. Destabilize athens as central power, used to be where the philosophers hung out, argue with each other. Brought this greek philosophy to egypt and other places. Greek :underlying reality of things, physical models of comos. See that romans took that and ran with it. When he died, many places was named after him, alexandra"s. Very interested in his own image, alexandria in egypt.
