On the World

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"On the World" is a lost philosophical treatise by the Stoic thinker Panaetius of Rhodes that likely explored the nature and structure of the cosmos within a Stoic framework.

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instanceOf ancient Greek philosophical work
lost work
philosophical treatise
associatedPhilosopher Panaetius of Rhodes
author Panaetius of Rhodes
culturalContext Greco-Roman philosophy
genre philosophical prose
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
influencedBy Chrysippus of Soli
earlier Stoic cosmology
language Ancient Greek
likelyContained Stoic account of the world as an ordered whole
Stoic view of nature as rational and providential
discussion of divine reason (logos) in the cosmos
discussion of the world-soul or divine fire
mainTopic Stoic physics
cosmology
nature of the cosmos
structure of the cosmos
philosophicalSchool Stoicism
philosophicalTradition Middle Stoa
relatedDiscipline natural philosophy
relatedWork On Providence (Panaetius, lost)
survivingForm fragments and testimonia only
titleType conventional modern title
workAttributedTo Panaetius of Rhodes
workStatus lost

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Panaetius of Rhodes notableWork On the World