Epictetus
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Epictetus was a Greek-born Stoic philosopher and former slave whose teachings on inner freedom, virtue, and rational self-mastery profoundly shaped later Stoic thought and Western philosophy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Greek philosopher
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Stoic philosopher → former slave → moral philosopher → |
| birthPlace |
Asia Minor
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Hierapolis → Phrygia → |
| citizenship |
Roman Empire
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| coreDoctrine |
distinction between what is in our control and what is not
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living in accordance with nature → virtue as the only true good → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Roman Empire
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| era |
Hellenistic philosophy
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Roman Imperial period → |
| ethnicGroup |
Greek
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| influenced |
Immanuel Kant
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Justus Lipsius → Marcus Aurelius → Seneca the Younger → modern Stoicism → |
| influencedBy |
Chrysippus
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Musonius Rufus → Socrates → Zeno of Citium → |
| knownFor |
practical ethics
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teachings on inner freedom → teachings on rational self-mastery → teachings on virtue → the dichotomy of control → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Ancient Greek
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| legacy |
influence on Christian moral thought
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major source for later Stoic ethics → |
| mainInterest |
ethics
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logic → practical philosophy → |
| notableWork |
Discourses
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Enchiridion → |
| occupation |
philosopher
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teacher → |
| philosophicalSchool |
Stoicism
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| religiousContext |
paganism
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| residence |
Nicopolis
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Rome → |
| socialStatus |
former slave
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| studentOf |
Musonius Rufus
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| workAuthoredBy |
Discourses
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Enchiridion → |
| worksTransmittedBy |
Arrian of Nicomedia
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Marcus Aurelius
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Meditations → |
influencedBy |
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Chrysippus of Soli
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influenced |
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Stoicism
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RomanRepresentative |