Hellenism
- What are the four questions Sophie is asked for her Religious Knowledge Test? Choose one and try to answer it yourself.
- How long does the period of Hellenism last? What came next?
- Why did people experience doubt and uncertainty about their own philosophy of life?
- What new direction was religious and philosophic thought heading?
- What did the Cynics emphasize?
- What is monism?
- Explain why, according to the Stoics, must man learn to accept his destiny?
- What is the highest good according to the Epicureans? What goal did they have?
- What does Plotinus call God?
- How does Plotinus’ view of the universe differ from Plato’s?
- What is a mystical experience? How are they described in the West? in the East? outside of religion?