Antipater of Tarsus

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Antipater of Tarsus was a Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BCE who led the Stoic school in Athens and contributed significantly to Stoic ethics and theology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic-era person
Stoic philosopher
ancient Greek philosopher
head of philosophical school
activeInCentury 2nd century BCE
associatedWithCity Athens
Tarsus
birthPlace Tarsus
citizenship Tarsus
deathPlace Athens
surface form: Athens (uncertain but traditionally given)
doctrine argued for providential governance of the cosmos
argued that virtue is sufficient for happiness
defended the possibility of divination within Stoic theology
developed Stoic views on appropriate actions (kathēkonta)
emphasized duty and moral obligation
era Hellenistic philosophy
fieldOfWork epistemology
ethics
logic
theology
influenced Panaetius of Rhodes
later Roman Stoics
influencedBy Chrysippus of Soli
surface form: Chrysippus

Diogenes of Babylon
Zeno of Citium
knownFor contributions to Stoic ethics
contributions to Stoic theology
work on epistemology
work on logic
language Ancient Greek
name Antipater of Tarsus self-link
notableFor refinements of Stoic ethical theory
systematization of Stoic theology
philosophicalSchool Stoicism
philosophicalTradition Stoic ethics
Stoic theology
positionHeld scholarch of the Stoic school in Athens
predecessor Diogenes of Babylon
religiousView believed in a providential divine reason (logos)
school Stoic school in Athens
sourceMention Cicero
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
surface form: Diogenes Laertius

later doxographical traditions
successor Panaetius of Rhodes
taughtIn Athens
timePeriod Hellenistic period

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Cleanthes of Assos student Antipater of Tarsus
Antipater of Tarsus name Antipater of Tarsus self-link