Alexander’s intermarriage policy fostered the conception of a unified mankind

Evidence

The result of this policy was to bring into the minds of thoughtful men the conception of mankind as a whole; the old loyalty to the City State and (in a lesser degree) to the Greek race seemed no longer adequate. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 918

Categorization

  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 918
  • XREF: connects to: Rising individuality necessarily yields belief in mankind’s ideal unity — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 684

Broader Connections