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: He was the principal founder of the philosophy of Stoicism. This philosophy put major emphasis on accepting your fate in a dispassionate way and treating your fellow man with kindness. It also emphasized devotion to duty, and it became one of the most popular philosophies among the Romans as they became powerful and were exposed to Greek culture.
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Zeno (335-263 B.C.)
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This philosopher played the major role in developing the philosophy ofEpicureanism. According to Epicurus, and other proponents of this philosophy,people should attempt to seek pleasure and happiness by avoiding painfulsituations.
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Epicurus (341-270 B.C.):
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He was the brilliant son of Philip II of Macedonia. After his father’s assassination, he became the king of Macedonia. Building upon his father’s accomplishments, Alexander won a number of battles and in just a few years conquered a tremendous empire. This empire included Macedonia, Greece, Egypt, Asia Minor, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Persia and sections of what is today Pakistan. This was a huge empire, but it fragmented after Alexander’s death. In addition to being a brilliant general, Alexander was also a well education patron of arts and learning. Additionally, he built cities and roads throughout the empire and he encouraged a mixing of the different peoples and cultures of his empire.
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Alexander the Great (ruled 336-323B.C.):
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He was an excellent mathematician. He wrote a summary textbook ongeometry, entitled the Elements, which helped increase geometricalknowledge.
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Euclid (born about 300 B.C.):
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He was the 4th century king of Macedonia who increased the military power of his state and eventually conquered Greece. He subjected Greece to political domination, but he also appreciated Greek culture and achievements. He was assassinated in 336 B.C., but his efforts paved the way for his son Alexander to conquer much of the Middle East.
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Philip II of Macedonia (ruled 359-336 B.C.):
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: He was one of the great tragedians in ancient Greece. His mostfamous work was the play Oedipus Rex that dealt withthe tragic events associated with the life of Oedipus. The central theme ofthis play was that man was subject to fate and that no amount of strugglingagainst fate could change what destiny had in store for man.
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Sophocles (496-406 B.C.)
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He was the first truly great tragedian in ancient Greece. His most famous work was the Oresteia, a trilogy of plays that deals with the tragic events associated with the return of Agamemnon from Troy. The basic theme of these plays is that one evil act will lead to other evil acts and that it is the fate of man to suffer. In the end, however the last play in the trilogy offered hope that good could prevail over evil and that justice could be served.
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Aeschylus (525-456 B.C.):
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He was the most famous student of Plato. He broke with Plato on whatconstituted reality. He contended that ideal (or perfect) forms and mattercould not be separated. He thought the best way to arrive at the truth was tostudy material items to gain an understanding of their ideal forms. He alsostudied the various forms of government that had been developed and concludedthat a constitutional form of government was the best form.
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Aristotle (384-322 B.C.):
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This wasPlato’s classic work of political theory. In it, he contended that societyshould be divided into 3 classes: philosopher-kings, warriors, and the masses.He contended that in this perfect society the philosopher-kings would rule, thewarriors would provide defense and the masses would produce the goods. Thiswork has been used to justify rule by the elites rather than rule by themasses.
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The Republic:
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