The Hellenistic period followed the conquests of Alexander the Great (356–323 BC), who had spread Ancient Greek culture throughout the Middle East and Western Asia, following the previous cultural period of Classical Greece.The classical period in Ancient Greek philosophy had begun with Socrates (c. 470–399 BC), whose student Plato had taught Aristotle, who in turn had …

The perennial philosophy originates from a blending of neo-Platonism and Christianity.Neo-Platonism itself has diverse origins in the syncretic culture of the Hellenistic period, and was an influential philosophy throughout the Middle Ages.. Classical world …

Christianity and Hellenistic philosophies experienced complex interactions during the first to the fourth centuries.. As Christianity spread throughout the Hellenic world, an increasing number of church leaders were educated in Greek philosophy.The dominant philosophical traditions of the Greco-Roman world then were Stoicism, Platonism, Epicureanism, and, to a lesser extent, the …

Analytic philosophy is a branch and tradition of philosophy using analysis, popular in the Western world and particularly the Anglosphere, which began around the turn of the 20th century in the contemporary era in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Scandinavia, and continues today.There is, however, no clear distinction between continental …

Western astrology is the system of astrology most popular in Western countries. Western astrology is historically based on Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos (2nd century CE), which in turn was a continuation of Hellenistic and ultimately Babylonian traditions.. Western astrology is largely horoscopic, that is, it is a form of divination based on the construction of a horoscope for an …

Aristotle (/ ˈ ær ɪ s t ɒ t əl /; Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs, pronounced [aristotélɛːs]; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece.Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition. His writings cover many subjects including physics, biology ...

Astrology is a pseudoscience that claims to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the movements and relative positions of celestial objects. Astrology has been practiced since at least the 2nd millennium BCE, and has its roots in calendrical systems used to predict seasonal shifts and to interpret celestial cycles as signs of divine …

Modes of thought. Cynicism (philosophy), a school of ancient Greek philosophy Cynicism (contemporary), modern use of the word for distrust of others' motives Books. The Cynic, James Gordon Stuart Grant 1875; The Cynic: The Political Education of Mitch McConnell; Music. Cynic (band), a progressive rock/technical death metal band from Miami, Florida The Cynics, a rock …

The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. The paths of the Moon and visible planets are within the belt of the zodiac.. In Western astrology, and formerly astronomy, the zodiac is divided into twelve …

Koine Greek (UK: / ˈ k ɔɪ n iː /; Modern Greek: Ελληνιστική Κοινή, romanized: Ellinistikí Kiní, lit. 'Common Greek'; Greek: [elinistiˈci ciˈni]), also known as Alexandrian dialect, common Attic, Hellenistic, or Biblical Greek, was the common supra-regional form of Greek spoken and written during the Hellenistic period, the Roman Empire and the early Byzantine Empire.