Philosophy+of+Zeno+and+the+Stoics
91Philodemus — of Gadara (in Greek Polytonic|Φιλόδημος) (Gadara, Coele Syria, c. 110 BCE ndash;probably Herculaneum c. 40/35 BCE) was an Epicurean philosopher and poet who studied with Zeno of Sidon, head of the school in the Garden of Epicurus, outside Athens …
92Autarchism — (from Greek, belief in self rule ) is a political philosophy that upholds the principle of individual liberty, rejects compulsory government, and supports the elimination of government in favor of ruling yourself and no other. Advocates of the… …
93Eternal return — TOCrightEternal return (also known as eternal recurrence ) is a concept which posits that the universe has been recurring, and will continue to recur in a self similar form an infinite number of times. The concept has roots in ancient Egypt, and… …
94Stoic — [stō′ik] n. [ME Stoycis (pl.) < L stoicus < Gr stōikos < stoa, porch, colonnade (see STOA): because Zeno taught under a colonnade at Athens] 1. a member of a Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno about 308 B.C., holding that all… …
95Antipater of Tarsus — Antipater ( el. Ἀντίπατρος) of Tarsus was a Stoic philosopher, who lived c. 200 129 BC. He was the pupil and successor of Diogenes of Babylon as leader of the Stoic school, and was the teacher of Panaetius. He wrote works on the gods and on… …
96Neostoicism — Renaissance adaptation of ancient Roman Stoic phi losophy, frequently recommended in the 16th century as a practical philosophy that could help intelligent people cope with the vagaries and violence of the spiritual uncertainty and religious… …
97Stoic — Sto•ic [[t]ˈstoʊ ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pho of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity 2) (l.c.)… …
98STOICISM — a school of PHILOSOPHY founded in the fourth century B.C. by Zeno of Citium which taught a PANTHEISTIC MONISM that identified GOD with the principle of UNIVERSAL REASON and advised everyone to accept their place in the scheme of life by doing… …
99stoic — n. & adj. n. 1 a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno c.308 BC, which sought virtue as the greatest good and taught control of one s feelings and passions. 2 (stoic) a stoical person. adj. 1 of or like the… …
100Stoic — n. & adj. n. 1 a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno c.308 BC, which sought virtue as the greatest good and taught control of one s feelings and passions. 2 (stoic) a stoical person. adj. 1 of or like the… …
