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Hellenistic Age

Hellenistic Age

1. Differences between Hellenistic and classical art and the causes of those differences.
   1. Arts of classical age
      1. people trying to emulate the Gods
      2. severe, austere
      3. strive to look timeless and perfect
      4. contemplate Gods and timeless perfection and standards
   2. Arts of Hellenistic Age
      1. people satisfied with culture so no longer need to emulate the Gods
      2. strive for movement, humanity, sensuality and realism
      3. contemplate human emotion struggle, etc
2. Principal ideas of philosophical movements of the Hellenistic Age
   1. Cynics
      1. believe in being completely removed from society
      2. Own nothing, no involvement in politics.
      3. anarchists

1. Epicuraens

1. referred to satisfaction from having mind at rest.
2. passive contemplators

1. Stoicism

1. eternal freedom comes from being in tune with cosmic order.
2. “the end may be defined as life in accordance in nature, or in other words accordance with our own human nature as well as that of the universe. a life in which we refrain from every action forbidden by the law common to all things, that is to say the right reason which pervades all things.”

1. Similarities and differences of various religions
   1. Earth Religion
      1. features young king who is both savior of nation and savior of people. 
      2. features old woman.  wife, sister or mother to young king.  she is often virgin and a mother.
      3. Heavenly Bodies

Proof that I am the world’s largest geek.  I take notes on The Western Tradition.

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