Maʿat and ΔIKH: Some Comparative Considerations of Egyptian and Greek Thought

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The position occupied by the concept of macat in Egyptian thinking is, in the Greek outlook, roughly paralleled by the term 5ikt|. These two terms represent the basis of the cosmic outlook of their respective cultures, and serve as a starting point for the understanding of the Egyptian and Greek attitudes toward nature, life, the world, and the political system. In the development of thought in the ancient world, both Egypt and Greece made their own peculiar contribution; and it is to our advantage to attempt to define both the similarities and the differences between