Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Stoicism Stoicism was one of the new philosophical movements of the Hellenistic period. The name derives from the porch (stoa poikil ) in the Agora at Athens decorated with mural paintings, where the members of the school congregated, and their lectures were ...
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Epictetus (c.55 - c.135 C.E.) Epictetus (pronounced Epic-TEE-tus) was an exponent of Stoicism who flourished in the early second century C.E. about four hundred years after the Stoic school of Zeno of Citium was established in Athens. He lived and worked, first as a student in Rome, and then as a teacher with his own school in Nicopolis in Greece. Our knowledge of his philosophy and his method ...
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The Discourses by Epictetus, part of the Internet Classics Archive ...
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Cleanthes (331-232 BCE.) Cleanthes was a Stoic philosopher of Assus in Lydia, and a disciple of Zeno of Citium. After the death of Zeno he presided over his school. He was originally a wrestler, and in this capacity he visited Athens, where he became acquainted with philosophy. Although he possessed no more than four drachma, he was determined to put himself under the an eminent philosopher. His ...
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Pierre Hadot, The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Translated by Michael Chase. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998. Pp. x, 351. ISBN 0-674-46171-1. $45.00. ...
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THE DISCOURSES by Epictetus 101 AD Translated by George Long CHAPTER BOOK 1 1 Of the things which are in our Power, and not in our Power 2 How a Man on every occasion can maintain his Proper Character 3 How a man should proceed from the principle of God being the father of all men to the rest 4 Of progress or improvement 5 Against the academics 6 Of providence 7 Of the use of sophistical ...
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Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: George Long: Philosophy Of Antoninus Stoic Philosophy Part I. It has been said that the Stoic philosophy first showed its real value when it passed from Greece to Rome. The doctrines of Zeno and his successors were well suited to the gravity and practical good sense of the Romans; and even in the Republican period we have an ...
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By William O. Stephens (originally published in Creighton Magazine (Winter 2000): 34-39; updated May 18, 2001) More than 2, 200 years have passed since a group of sober people gathered in a covered colonnade, or stoa, in the marketplace of Athens to discuss the good life -- a life of virtue and honor. They became known as Stoics, and their ancient creed is enjoying a renaissance today in, of all ...
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Stoicism 1. Introduction Stoicism arose in the Hellenistic period, the period after the conquests of Alexander the Great, and became the philosophical preference of many Greeks and non-Greeks. Although there were differences among them, Stoic philosophers shared a common philosophical outlook. The beginnings of Stoicism lie with Zeno of Citium, who came to Athens from Cyprus. For many years a ...
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