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Zeno of Citium
Hellenistic philosopher, founder of Stoicism (c. 334–c. 262 BC) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Zeno of Elea.
This article is about the Hellenistic philosopher. For other uses, see Zeno.
Zeno of Citium (/ˈziːnoʊ/; Koinē Greek: Ζήνων ὁ Κιτιεύς, Zēnōn ho Kitieus; c. 334 – c. 262 BC) was a Hellenistic philosopher from Citium (Κίτιον, Kition), Cyprus.[3] He was the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy, which he taught in Athens from about 300 BC. Based on the moral ideas of the Cynics, Stoicism laid great emphasis on goodness and peace of mind gained from living a life of virtue in accordance with nature. It proved very popular, and flourished as one of the major schools of philosophy from the Hellenistic period through to the Roman era, and enjoyed revivals in the Renaissance as Neostoicism and in the current era as Modern Stoicism.
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![]() Zeno of Citium. Bust in the Farnese collection, Naples. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1969. | |
Born | c. 334 BC |
Died | c. 262 BC (aged 71–72) |
Era | Hellenistic philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Stoicism |
Main interests | Logic, Physics, Ethics |
Notable ideas | Founder of Stoicism, three branches of philosophy (physics, ethics, logic),[1] Logos, rationality of human nature, phantasiai, katalepsis, world citizenship[2] |
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