Hellenic and Hellenistic Culture There are significant distinctions between the Greeks and people from other ethnicities who speak the Greek language. Hellenic culture refers to the Greeks’ way of life while Hellenistic customs refer to the manner in which the people who speak the Greek language yet from other ethnic backgrounds live. The two groups differ in philosophy, religion, science, and art and it is imperative to examine these variations. The Hellenic and Hellenistic cultures exhibit critical distinctions in philosophy. The Greek period was characterized by the upcoming of the philosophers who attracted a large following (Sanneh 67). It was during this time that many philosophies came into existence. For instance, Plato's Republic is an excellent perception of political philosophy in the Hellenic period. On the other hand, the Hellenistic culture focuses more on reasoning than establishing the truth. The philosophers in the Hellenistic culture ...