Panaetius of Rhodes

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Panaetius of Rhodes was a 2nd-century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher who led the Stoic school in Athens and significantly reshaped Stoicism by integrating it with Platonic and Aristotelian ideas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek philosopher
Hellenistic philosopher
Stoic philosopher
ancient Rhodian person
associatedWith Scipio Aemilianus
Scipionic Circle
birthPlace Rhodes
citizenship Rhodes
doctrine argued that virtue is sufficient for happiness but allowed more positive value to external goods than earlier Stoics
emphasized social roles and duties in ethical life
rejected extreme Stoic paradoxes in favor of more moderate positions
educatedAt Academy of Athens
surface form: Academy (Plato’s Academy)

Stoic school
era Hellenistic period
floruit circa 150 BCE
influenced Cicero
Posidonius of Apamea
Stoicism
surface form: Roman Stoicism
influencedBy Skepticism
surface form: Academic Skepticism

Aristotle
Chrysippus of Soli
surface form: Chrysippus

Plato
Zeno of Citium
knownFor doctrine of appropriate actions (kathekonta)
emphasis on practical ethics
ethical theory of duty
moderation of traditional Stoic doctrines
rejection of strict Stoic doctrine of periodic cosmic conflagration
reshaping Stoicism by integrating Platonic and Aristotelian ideas
softening of Stoic determinism
language Ancient Greek
movement Stoicism
notableWork On Divination
On Duty (Peri tou kathēkontos)
On Providence
On Tranquillity of Mind
On the Appropriate (Peri tou preponτος)
On the World
philosophicalSchool Middle Stoa
positionHeld head of the Stoic school in Athens
regionOfActivity Athens
Rhodes
Rome
roleInRome philosophical adviser to Roman aristocrats
sourceForDoctrine De officiis
surface form: Cicero’s De Officiis
timePeriod 2nd century BCE
visited Rome
worksStatus survives only in fragments and testimonia

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Posidonius of Apamea influencedBy Panaetius of Rhodes
Stoicism middleRepresentative Panaetius of Rhodes
Posidonius of Apamea studentOf Panaetius of Rhodes