HY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Herophilos, Theocritus, Carneades
30 May 2018
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I.The Hellenistic Kingdoms
A. Ptolemaic Egypt
1. Most durable kingdom
a. Patronized science and the arts
2. Alexandria
3. Personal enrichment
4. Alexander as pharoah
B. Seleucid Asia
1. Near Eastern traditions
2. A Hellenized population
3. Planted new cities
C. Antigonid Macedon and Greece
1. Antigonus
. Keeping Ptolemaic Egypt and Seleucid Asia at war
2. Aetolian and Achaean Leagues
. Model of federalism
II. From Polis to Cosmopolis—The Growth of Trade and Urbanization
. Long-distance trade
1. Spread east to Central Asia
2. Harbors improved
3. Encouragement of industry
4. Explosive population growth
5. Improved standard of living for some
A. Cities
1. Importation of Greek officials and soldiers
2. Alexandria
B. Wealth and poverty
1. Significant economic growth
2. Primarily agricultural economy
3. Manual laborers and artisans largely impoverished
4. All subject to "boom and bust" economic cycle
III. Hellenistic Worldviews
. Stoicism
1. Founded by Zeno of Citium (324-270 B.C.E.)
2. Cosmos is ordered and rational
3. The individual is not the master of his own life 4. Submit to the universal order of things
4. Tranquility of mind
5. Duty and self-discipline
6. Duty of political participation
A. Epicureanism
1. Founded by Epicurus (c. 342-270 B.C.E.)
2. Democritus and atomism
3. There is no ultimate purpose of the universe
4. Highest good is pleasure
5. Serenity of the soul
6. No such thing as absolute justice
7. The wise man should abandon politics
B. Skepticism
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