Chrysippus of Soli
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Chrysippus of Soli was a foundational Greek Stoic philosopher whose prolific writings and systematic thought shaped Stoicism into a major Hellenistic school.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chrysippus of Soli canonical | 9 |
| Chrysippus | 8 |
| Chrysippus of Lampsacus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Chrysippus of Soli Context triple: [Stoicism, earlyRepresentative, Chrysippus of Soli]
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Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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Zeno of Citium
Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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Cleanthes of Assos
Cleanthes of Assos was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher, successor to Zeno of Citium as head of the Stoic school, known for his piety, moral rigor, and the famous "Hymn to Zeus."
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Philo of Alexandria
Philo of Alexandria was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher of the 1st century CE who blended Jewish theology with Greek philosophy, especially Platonism and Stoicism.
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Apollo Epicurius
Apollo Epicurius is an epithet of the Greek god Apollo venerated as a healer and helper, particularly associated with the sanctuary at Bassae in Arcadia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chrysippus of Soli Target entity description: Chrysippus of Soli was a foundational Greek Stoic philosopher whose prolific writings and systematic thought shaped Stoicism into a major Hellenistic school.
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A.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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B.
Zeno of Citium
Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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C.
Cleanthes of Assos
Cleanthes of Assos was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher, successor to Zeno of Citium as head of the Stoic school, known for his piety, moral rigor, and the famous "Hymn to Zeus."
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D.
Philo of Alexandria
Philo of Alexandria was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher of the 1st century CE who blended Jewish theology with Greek philosophy, especially Platonism and Stoicism.
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E.
Apollo Epicurius
Apollo Epicurius is an epithet of the Greek god Apollo venerated as a healer and helper, particularly associated with the sanctuary at Bassae in Arcadia.
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Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek philosopher
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Hellenistic philosopher ⓘ Stoic philosopher ⓘ logician ⓘ |
| activeIn | Athens ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Stoa Poikile
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surface form:
Stoa Poikile in Athens
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| birthDate | c. 279 BC ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
Cilicia ⓘ Selinus in Cilicia ⓘ
surface form:
Soli in Cilicia
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| citizenship | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 206 BC ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
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surface form:
Diogenes Laërtius
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| doctrine |
compatibilism
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determinism ⓘ materialism ⓘ teleological view of nature ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| follows |
Cleanthes of Assos
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Zeno of Citium ⓘ |
| givenName |
Chrysippus of Soli
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chrysippus
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| influenced |
Cicero
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Epictetus ⓘ Marcus Aurelius ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Stoicism
Seneca the Younger ⓘ ancient logic ⓘ later Stoic philosophers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Cleanthes of Assos ⓘ Heraclitus ⓘ Plato ⓘ Socrates ⓘ Zeno of Citium ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Stoic syllogistic
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compatibilist theory of fate and free will ⓘ doctrine of cosmic conflagration (ekpyrosis) ⓘ doctrine of oikeiosis (appropriation) ⓘ ethical doctrine of living according to nature ⓘ propositional logic ⓘ theory of lekta (sayables) ⓘ theory of pneuma as active principle ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered second founder of Stoicism
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made Stoicism a systematic philosophical school ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Stoa Poikile
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surface form:
Stoic school at the Stoa Poikile
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| movement | Stoicism ⓘ |
| name | Chrysippus of Soli self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing Stoic ethics
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developing Stoic physics ⓘ foundational contributions to Stoic logic ⓘ systematizing Stoic philosophy ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| positionHeld | third head of the Stoic school in Athens ⓘ |
| school | Stoicism ⓘ |
| workCount | over 700 works (reported) ⓘ |
| worksStatus | survive only in fragments ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ physics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
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