Question

All of the following accurately characterize Hellenistic ideas and beliefs except A. Diogenes rejected all laws and customs of society as human inventions that were not in tune with nature and were, therefore, false. B. Epicurus struggled to develop a sense of not caring about things in life to obtain peace of mind. C. Zeno asserted that only by separating one's self from and rejecting nature could humans rise above the mindlessness of animals. D. the Stoics taught that living a good life required understanding the rules of the natural order and controlling one's passions so as to be indifferent to pleasure or pain. E. Egyptian Greeks developed ideas of personal salvation from death.

Answer 1

C. Zeno asserted that only by separating one's self from and rejecting nature could humans rise above the mindlessness of animals

Step-by-step explanation:

Hellenistic views and beliefs is the vast spread of the Greek tradition after Alexander the Great was conquered. It acknowledged the presence of an eternal being which wasn’t in any space.

Zeno assertion that only by separating one's self from and rejecting nature could humans rise above the mindlessness of animals is false according to the Hellenistic beliefs.