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Paradoxa Stoicorum
Treatise on Stoic philosophy by Cicero / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Paradoxa Stoicorum (English: Stoic Paradoxes) is a work by the academic skeptic philosopher Cicero in which he attempts to explain six famous Stoic sayings that appear to go against common understanding: (1) virtue is the sole good; (2) virtue is the sole requisite for happiness; (3) all good deeds are equally virtuous and all bad deeds equally vicious; (4) all fools are mad; (5) only the wise are free, whereas all fools are enslaved; and (6) only the wise are rich.
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![]() 15th century manuscript, Leiden University | |
Author | Cicero |
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Language | Classical Latin |
Subject | Stoicism |
Genre | Philosophy |
Publication date | 46 BCE |
Publication place | Roman Republic |
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