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Cleanthes
(Encyclopedia)Cleanthes klēănˈthēz [key], 3d cent. b.c., Greek philosopher, head of the Stoic school following Zeno. ...Chrysippus
(Encyclopedia)Chrysippus krĭsˈĭpəs [key], c.280–c.207 b.c., Greek Stoic philosopher, b. Soli, Cilicia. He was a disciple of Cleanthes and succeeded him as head of the Academy in Athens. After Zeno, the founde...Stoicism
(Encyclopedia)Stoicism stōˈĭsĭzəm [key], school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium (in Cyprus) c.300 b.c. The first Stoics were so called because they met in the Stoa Poecile [Gr.,=painted porch], at Athe...Browse by Subject
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