Question

Explain how Alexander and the gymnosophist each came to have differing viewpoints.

Answer 1

How did Alexander and the gymnosophist come to different beliefs? Alexander was brought up with the idea that his goal was to succeed and conquer. If he strives to be the best and achieves this then he will be rewarded in his current and later life. However the gymnosophist, ancient Indian philosophers who practiced austerity were known as 'naked philosophers.' Alexander the Great responded by telling the Gymnosophist that he was seeking nothingness, and the Gymnosophist responded by telling Alexander the Great that he was seeking to conquer the world, and they both laughed at each other.

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Answer 2

Alexander, the Great a student of the great Greek philosopher Aristotle, encountered what Greeks called a Gymnosophist or 'naked philosopher' who were Ancient Indian philosophers who pursued asceticism. The Gymnosophist told Alexander the Great that he was seeking nothingness and in response, Alexander the Great in response told the Gymnosophist that he was seeking to conquer the world and they both laughed at each other.