Zeno of Citium

[sish-ee-uhm]

noun

1. c340–c265 b.c., Greek philosopher, born in Cyprus.

Zeno of Citium

/ ˈziːnəʊ əv ˈsɪtɪəm /

noun

1. ?336–?264 _bc , Greek philosopher, who founded the Stoic school in Athens

Example Sentences

Founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium around 300 B.C.,

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Diogenes Laertius reports that Zeno of Citium, founder of Stoicism, held that there were three “good feelings: joy, caution, and wishing,” and many subspecies of these, such as “friendliness, respect, affection.”

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One of the most insidious and disturbing examples of classical appropriation by the alt-right is its embrace of Stoicism, a philosophical school that began with Zeno of Citium around 300 B.C.

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Diogenes Laertius devotes one of his longest chapters to Zeno of Citium, whose subsequent disciples, including Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius and Seneca, are central to Ward Farnsworth’s “The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User’s Manual.”

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Perhaps that will be Sasse’s next book, in which case I look forward to seeing the insights of Zeno of Citium and others unleashed upon government policy.

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