Early Stoa
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Early Stoa was the initial phase of Stoic philosophy, founded by Zeno of Citium and developed by early successors who established the school’s core doctrines in logic, physics, and ethics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Early Stoa canonical | 3 |
| Stoic school at Athens | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Early Stoa Context triple: [Middle Stoa, differsFrom, Early Stoa]
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Middle Stoa
The Middle Stoa was a phase of Stoic philosophy in the Hellenistic period marked by a more moderate, eclectic approach that integrated Platonic and Aristotelian ideas into traditional Stoicism.
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Middle Stoa
The Middle Stoa was a large colonnaded public building in the central area of the Athenian Agora, serving as a key Hellenistic-era commercial and social hub.
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Late Stoa
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.
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Cyrenaic school of philosophy
The Cyrenaic school of philosophy was an ancient Greek hedonistic movement, founded in Cyrene, that taught immediate physical pleasure as the highest good and the primary aim of life.
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Ionian school
The Ionian school was an early Greek philosophical movement centered in Ionia that sought natural, rational explanations for the cosmos and is considered a foundation of Western philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Early Stoa Target entity description: Early Stoa was the initial phase of Stoic philosophy, founded by Zeno of Citium and developed by early successors who established the school’s core doctrines in logic, physics, and ethics.
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A.
Middle Stoa
The Middle Stoa was a phase of Stoic philosophy in the Hellenistic period marked by a more moderate, eclectic approach that integrated Platonic and Aristotelian ideas into traditional Stoicism.
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B.
Middle Stoa
The Middle Stoa was a large colonnaded public building in the central area of the Athenian Agora, serving as a key Hellenistic-era commercial and social hub.
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C.
Late Stoa
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.
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D.
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
The Cyrenaic school of philosophy was an ancient Greek hedonistic movement, founded in Cyrene, that taught immediate physical pleasure as the highest good and the primary aim of life.
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E.
Ionian school
The Ionian school was an early Greek philosophical movement centered in Ionia that sought natural, rational explanations for the cosmos and is considered a foundation of Western philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
phase of Stoic philosophy
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philosophical movement ⓘ |
| coreDiscipline |
ethics
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logic ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| doctrine |
cosmos is a living rational organism
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fate is identified with divine reason ⓘ materialism ⓘ periodic cosmic conflagration (ekpyrosis) ⓘ pneuma as active principle ⓘ world is pervaded by divine reason (logos) ⓘ |
| ethicalConcept |
appropriate actions (kathēkonta)
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indifferents ⓘ preferred indifferents ⓘ |
| ethicalIdeal | Stoic sage ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Late Stoa
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Middle Stoa ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Zeno of Citium ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Apollophanes of Antioch
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Aristo of Chios ⓘ Boethus of Sidon ⓘ Chrysippus of Soli ⓘ Cleanthes of Assos ⓘ Diogenes of Babylon ⓘ Persaeus of Citium ⓘ Sphaerus of Borysthenes ⓘ Zeno of Citium ⓘ Zeno of Tarsus ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic philosophy
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Middle Stoa ⓘ Roman Stoicism ⓘ
linked to:
Late Stoa
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| influencedBy |
Cynicism
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Heraclitean philosophy ⓘ
linked to:
Heraclitean doctrine of flux
Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfDiscourse | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Athens ⓘ |
| logicalDoctrine |
criteria of truth
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lekta (sayables) ⓘ propositional logic ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stoa Poikile ⓘ |
| originPlace | Athens ⓘ |
| partOf | Stoicism ⓘ |
| schoolType | Hellenistic philosophical school phase ⓘ |
| teaches |
living in accordance with nature
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only what is up to us is truly good or bad ⓘ passions are judgments ⓘ the sage is happy even under misfortune ⓘ virtue is the only true good ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century BCE
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early 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
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linked to: Early Stoa