Panaetius

Panaetius
Panaetius, depicted as a medieval scholar in the Nuremberg Chronicle
Born185/180 BC
Died110/109 BC
EraAncient philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolStoicism
Main interests
Ethics
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Panaetius (/pəˈnʃiəs/; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Παναίτιος, translit. Panaítios; c. 185c. 110/109 BC)[1] of Rhodes was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher.[2] He was a pupil of Diogenes of Babylon and Antipater of Tarsus in Athens, before moving to Rome where he did much to introduce Stoic doctrines to the city, thanks to the patronage of Scipio Aemilianus. After the death of Scipio in 129 BC, he returned to the Stoic school in Athens, and was its last undisputed scholarch. With Panaetius, Stoicism became much more eclectic. His most famous work was his On Duties, the principal source used by Cicero in his own work of the same name.

  1. ^ Dorandi 1999, pp. 41–42.
  2. ^ "Panaetius (c. 185–c. 110 BC) – Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy". www.rep.routledge.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.