Zeno of Citium

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Stoic philosopher ancient Greek philosopher founder of a philosophical school

Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Stoic philosopher ⓘ
ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ
founder of a philosophical school ⓘ
activeIn Athens ⓘ
associatedWith Athens ⓘ
Stoa Poikile ⓘ
birthPlace Citium ⓘ
Cyprus ⓘ
coreDoctrine conformity to nature as moral ideal ⓘ
the universe is a rational, ordered whole ⓘ
virtue is sufficient for happiness ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Greece
era 3rd century BC philosophy ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Greek ⓘ
fieldOfWork ethics ⓘ
logic ⓘ
physics (Stoic cosmology) ⓘ
founded Stoicism ⓘ
surface form: Stoic school of philosophy

Stoicism ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
influenced Chrysippus of Soli ⓘ
Cleanthes of Assos ⓘ
Stoicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Stoicism

later Stoic philosophers ⓘ
influencedBy Crates of Thebes ⓘ
Cynicism ⓘ
Megaric school ⓘ
Plato ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
moralView external things are indifferent to happiness ⓘ
only moral virtue is truly good ⓘ
name Zeno of Citium self-link ⓘ
notableIdea apatheia (freedom from passions) ⓘ
living in accordance with nature ⓘ
the unity of virtue and reason ⓘ
virtue is the only good ⓘ
notableStudent Aristo of Chios ⓘ
Cleanthes of Assos ⓘ
Persaeus of Citium ⓘ
occupation philosopher ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
philosophicalDiscipline ethics of virtue ⓘ
rationalism ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ
Stoicism ⓘ
taughtAt Stoa Poikile ⓘ
taughtIn Athens ⓘ

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Stoicism → foundedBy → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Greek Antiquity → hasNotablePhilosopher → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Antisthenes → influenced → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Classical Greek philosophy → hasKeyFigure → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Hellenistic period → notableFigure → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Zeno of Citium → name → Zeno of Citium self-link ⓘ
Panaetius of Rhodes → influencedBy → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Cleanthes of Assos → predecessor → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Cleanthes of Assos → teacher → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Cleanthes of Assos → influencedBy → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Chrysippus of Soli → follows → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Chrysippus of Soli → influencedBy → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Epictetus → influencedBy → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Cynic school → influenced → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Crates of Thebes → influenced → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Crates of Thebes → notableStudent → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Crates of Thebes → hasStudent → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Diogenes of Sinope → influenced → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers → philosophersCovered → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Melissus of Samos → influenced → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Polemon of Athens → influenced → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Classical antiquity → hasKeyPhilosopher → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Citium → birthplaceOf → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Stoa Poikile → frequentedBy → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Stoa Poikile → associatedWith → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Aristo of Chios → studentOf → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Aristo of Chios → contemporaryOf → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Aristo of Chios → influencedBy → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium → influencedBy → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Sphaerus of Borysthenes → studentOf → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Sphaerus of Borysthenes → associatedWith → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Antipater of Tarsus → influencedBy → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers → includesPhilosopher → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Persaeus of Citium → studentOf → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Persaeus of Citium → closeAssociateOf → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Persaeus of Citium → influencedBy → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Cynic movement → influencedPhilosopher → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Diodorus Cronus → teacherOf → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Stilpo → influenced → Zeno of Citium ⓘ
Stilpo → notableStudent → Zeno of Citium ⓘ