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Jiang says Ptolemaic Egypt posed a different problem because Egyptian culture was ancient, proud, and resistant to foreign rulers, making mere tolerance insufficient for legitimacy.
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Jiang says Ptolemaic Egypt posed a different problem because Egyptian culture was ancient, proud, and resistant to foreign rulers, making mere tolerance insufficient for legitimacy.
"He basically created an encyclopedia. So it made sense for them to import Aristotle's works. Also, what's important is, remember, Aristotle was Macedonian. And..."
Aristotle is not treated here as the solitary genius behind Western reason.
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