Hellenistic philosophy shared with Hellenic philosophy

a. a sense that the cosmos was governed by universal principles intelligible to the rational mind.
b. the desire to understand how to achieve a good life.
c. the search for rules for human conduct that accorded with rational standards.
d. the belief that individuals attain happiness through their own efforts.
e. all of the above


e

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