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Hellenistic culture
philosophy
Stoicism was founded by a philosopher named Zeno. It proposes that people shuld live virtuous lives in harmony with the will of God, or with the natural laws that God established. Also, according to Stoicism, human desires, power and wealth are dangerous distractions that should be in limited amounts. It also promoted social unity and urged its believers to focus on and fix aspects of society they have and could get control of.
Major Concern of Philosophers: How people should live their lives.
’Stoicism’ and ‘Epicureanism’ were the two major philosophies developed in response to this concern
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Epicureanism was founded by 'Epicurus'. This man taught the people that gods who had no interest in humans ruled the entirity of the universe. He believed that the only real objects were those that the 5 senses percieved, and taught that the gretest good and highest pleaseure came from a virtuous deeds and the absence of pain. The philosophy states that the main goal of a human is to achieve harmony between the body and mind. It is encouraged to pursue human pleasures, but in moderation. This is in contrast to Stoicism. Therefore it can be confirmed that there were disagreements and conflict between the followers of these two philosophies in the Hellenistic Era.
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An astronomer "Aristarchus" had two significant conclusions about the sun being 300 times larger than Earth, but people took him for granted they didn't believe him. The other theory was that the other plants including the earth revolve around the sun.
The director of the Alexandrian Library tried to calculate the actual size of Earth using Geometry. He blived that the circumference of Earth is between 28,000 - 29,000 miles. the modern Measurements are 24,860 miles.
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physics
Gifted, he invented the Archimedes screw, a device that raised water from the ground, and the compound pulley to lift heavy objects
Archimedes explained the law of the lever.In this case, the power into the lever equals the power out, and the ratio of output to input force is given by the ratio of the distances from the fulcrum to the points of application of these forces. This is known as the law of the lever.
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mathematics - Andrew
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Euclid of Alexandria is a mathematician known for his book "Elements," which is still the basis for courses in geometry. The book contains 465 geometry propositions and proofs.
Archimedes of Syracuse, another important Hellenistic scientist, accurately estimated the value of pi (π), the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. He also explained the law of the lever.
Archimedes was gifted in both geometry and physics, and he invented the Archimedes screw, a device that raised water from the ground, and the compound pulley to lift heavy objects.
Plutarch described how Archimedes demonstrated to an audience of curious onlookers how something heavy can be moved by a small force.