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Hellenistic DDH ()


Hellenistic

Epicureans: soul is material, composed of fine atoms.

No afterlife: soul dissolves at death—no reason to fear it.

Stoics: soul is PNEUMA, a fiery breath pervading the body.

Soul contains HEGEMONIKON (governing principle) in the heart.

Ethics grounded in cultivating (EPIMELESTHAI) rational soul in accordance with nature.