Hellenistic History
The mark of the Hellenistic Age is marked by the death of this individual, who was the King of Macedonia and had conquered the gigantic Persian Empire.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This radically skeptical philosophy is named after a Greek artist and eventual philosopher who accompanied Alexander the Great on his military campaign, where he met various reputed learned individuals in the east.
This school of philosophy came about from a philosopher born on the Greek island of Samos to parents from Athens, to which he eventually moved and set up a school there known as “The Garden” in opposition to Plato’s Academy, with which he strongly disagreed.
What is Epicureanism?
This school of philosophy came about from its founder, Zeno of Citium, and his followers discussing philosophy under Athenian stoa, hence their name.
What is Stoicism?
Many post-Aristotelian philosophies aimed to gain this peaceful mental state.
What is ataraxia?
This term translates to "Greek-ification" or "turning things Greek".
What is Hellenization?
This is the term used when you doubt something and don't believe it.
What is Skepticism?
Because Epicurus declared that pleasure is the ultimate good and pain is the ultimate evil, his philosophy aligns with this view of what the highest good is.
What is hedonism?
Many Stoics advocated for the removal of this in its entirety.
What is desire?
For the stoics, virtue is a lack of emotion/passion. If you are untroubled by these things, you will have peace of mind and be indifferent to the many things that many people needlessly stress over. This apathy is also known as this Greek term.
What is apatheia?
What the philosophers of Plato's Academy came to be known as (don't say "who are the Platonists").
Who are the Academics?
The opposite of skepticism, and is when you believe something without question (except insofar as you can ask questions about it, not to see whether it is true or not, but rather to understand it more)
What is Dogmatism?
Epicurus speculated that countless atoms fell straight down like rain with no droplets touching each other. This event, however, caused an atom to impact another, which then impacted another, and then another, and eventually gave rise to the material world we see today.
What is the atomic swerve?
Borrowing this term from Heraclitus, the stoics thought that virtue had to do with aligning one's own with that of the Universe (thus giving their assent to the order of the world, which is supposedly perfectly good).
What is logos?
The goal of Epicurean ethics was to attain a completely painless state, also known as this term in Greek.
What is Aponia?
What the philosophers of Aristotle's Lyceum came to be known as (don't say "who are the Aristotelians").
Who are the Peripatetics?
Perhaps ironically, even though Epicurus thought that there was only pain and pleasure, he still advocated for individuals to practice this virtue.
What is self-control?
The view that determinism and free will are compatible with each other.
What is compatibilism?
The Pyrrhonists generally said to attain peace of mind one should suspend judgment about everything (or nearly so), also known as this Greek term.
What is epoche?
Because these philosophers thought that nature itself is divine, their philosophy aligned with this view of God and the universe.
What is pantheism?