On the Appropriate (Peri tou preponτος)
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On the Appropriate (Peri tou preponτος) is a lost ethical treatise by the Stoic philosopher Panaetius of Rhodes that explored the concept of the “appropriate” or fitting action in moral life.
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| On the Appropriate (Peri tou preponτος) canonical | 1 |
| Περὶ τοῦ πρέποντος | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
ethical treatise
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lost work ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimedAt | guiding moral conduct ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher | Panaetius of Rhodes ⓘ |
| author | Panaetius of Rhodes ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greco-Roman philosophy ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
criteria for appropriate actions
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role of character in moral choice ⓘ social roles and duties ⓘ |
| ethicalCategory | kathekon (appropriate action) ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
relation between the honorable and the useful
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what is fitting in given circumstances ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conduct in everyday life
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ethical decision-making ⓘ practical ethics ⓘ |
| genre | didactic prose ⓘ |
| geographicalAssociation | Rhodes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | development of Stoic ethics in Rome and Rhodes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cicero's philosophical dialogues
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surface form:
Cicero’s De Officiis
later Roman Stoic ethics ⓘ |
| knownThrough |
Cicero's philosophical dialogues
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surface form:
Cicero’s reports of Panaetius
testimonia in later authors ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| latinizedTitle | De Officio ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
fitting action
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moral duty ⓘ the appropriate ⓘ |
| period | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline | ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Middle Stoa ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
duty
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practical wisdom (phronesis) ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| status | lost ⓘ |
| survival | known only from later reports and fragments ⓘ |
| titleInGreek |
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