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Zeno of Citium (/ˈziːnoʊ/; Koinē Greek: Ζήνων ὁ Κιτιεύς, Zēnōn ho Kitieus; c. 334 – c. 262 BC) was a Hellenistic philosopher from Citium (Κίτιον, Kition), Cyprus.[4] He was the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy, which he taught in Athens from about 300 BC. Based on the moral ideas of the Cynics, Stoicism laid great emphasis on goodness and peace of mind gained from living a life of virtue in accordance with nature. It proved very popular, and flourished as one of the major schools of philosophy from the Hellenistic period through to the Roman era, and enjoyed revivals in the Renaissance as Neostoicism and in the current era as Modern Stoicism. Zeno was born c. 334 BC,[a] in the Phoenician colony Citium in Cyprus.[5][6] His ancestry is disputed between Phoenician and Greek,[7][8] because Citium contained both Phoenician and Greek inhabitants.[7][9] While most contemporary and modern historians regard Zeno as a Phoenician,[10][11] some modern scholars have contested this arguing

Zeno of Citium - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hellenistic philosopher, founder of Stoicism (c. 334–c. 262 BC) This article is about the Stoic philosopher. For the Eleatic philosopher, known for his paradoxes, see Zeno of Elea . For other uses, see Zeno . {{cite web|url=http://www.iep.utm.edu/stoicism/|title=Stoicism – Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy|website=www.iep.utm.edu|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> ''[[Logos]]'', [[Stoic ethics|rationality of human nature]], ''[[phantasiai]]'', ''[[katalepsis]]'', [[Cosmopolitanism|world citizenship]]<ref>Bunnin &

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