Late Stoa

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The Late Stoa was the final phase of ancient Stoic philosophy, marked by Roman-era thinkers like Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius who emphasized ethics, personal virtue, and practical guidance for life.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Late Stoa canonical 4
Roman Stoicism 4
Roman Stoics 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf phase of Stoic philosophy
philosophical movement
associatedWith Roman Empire
Roman philosophy
developsFrom teachings of Chrysippus
teachings of Panaetius
teachings of Posidonius
emphasizes acceptance of fate
control of impressions
cosmopolitanism
duty
inner freedom
living according to nature
moral character
resilience
follows Early Stoa
Middle Stoa
hasMainFocus ethics
personal virtue
practical guidance for life
hasNotablePhilosopher Epictetus
Hierocles of Alexandria
Marcus Aurelius
Musonius Rufus
Seneca the Younger
hasNotableWork Discourses of Epictetus
Enchiridion of Epictetus
Letters to Lucilius
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
linked to: Meditations

On the Shortness of Life
influencedBy Cynicism
Platonic ethics
Roman cultural context
earlier Greek Stoicism
influences Christian ethics
Renaissance humanism
cognitive behavioral therapy
contemporary Stoicism
early modern philosophy
medieval philosophy
languageOfTransmission Greek
Latin
partOf Stoicism
teaches distinction between what is in our control and not in our control
importance of rational assent
indifference of externals
value of virtue as the only true good
timePeriod 1st century CE
2nd century CE

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle Stoa precedes Late Stoa
Middle Stoa influenced Late Stoa
Middle Stoa relatedConcept Late Stoa
Musonius Rufus influenced Roman Stoicism
linked to: Late Stoa
Cynic movement influencedPhilosopher Roman Stoics
linked to: Late Stoa
On Duty influencedTradition Roman Stoicism
linked to: Late Stoa
Early Stoa followedBy Late Stoa
Early Stoa influenced Roman Stoicism
linked to: Late Stoa
Hecato of Rhodes influenced Roman Stoicism
linked to: Late Stoa