The same trait is found in his theology. Where ancient Stoicism identified, Posidonius seems to have sought to distinguish: according to Aetius[1], he separated Zeus, nature, and destiny as three terms, each subordinate to the preceding one; Zeus would be … Read More
So, what literary forms did Stoic philosophy take? A kind of moral catechism like the discourses of Musonius, sermons on philosophical themes like those of Dio Chrysostom, letters or treatises on spiritual direction, as in Seneca, talks aimed at spiritual … Read More
This brilliant development of Stoicism continued in a completely different way with the Syrian Posidonius of Apamea (135-51). A great traveler and great observer of nature, he visited all the coasts of the Mediterranean, Sicily, the coasts of the Adriatic, … Read More
(Panetius of Rhodes) Panetius of Rhodes was one of the most curious characters of the late 2nd century. The friendship which linked Panetius (as well as the historian Polybius) to eminent Romans of his time, to Scipio Aemilianus and to … Read More
One of the first manifestations of a current of thought very distinct from Stoicism and Epicureanism in the 3rd century, in agreement with Stoicism in using dialectic and with Epicureanism in denying Stoic beliefs, but radically hostile to the dogmatism … Read More
The scholars who succeeded Chrysippus – during the 2nd century until Panetius, from 204 to 129 – already show us a certain change in Stoic thought and a relaxation of dogmatism. Sextus says, without specifying further, that the new Stoics … Read More
Wisdom and philosophy Stoic philosophy is a coherent whole: it is a philosophy of totality which aims to be consciously systematic, which is one of the characteristic traits of ancient systems of thought. This doctrine proceeds to divisions of the … Read More
