Stoicism in Seneca's Medea and Phaedra
Abstract
The system of philosophy known as Stoicism was founded by Zeno of Citium in about 300 B.C. Zeno was a follower of the Cynic Crates, the Cynic Stilpo, the Megarean Diodorus and the Academician Folemo. It is said that Zeno founded his Stoic system in order to find a firm basis for his moral life. He was responsible for all the fundamental doo-trines of the Early Stoa. Three periods may be distinguished during the existence of the school. They are known as the Early Stoa (from the time of Zeno to the first half of the second century B.C.); the Middle Stoa (comprising the second and first centuries B.C.) and the Late Stos (roughly co-extensive with the time of the Roman Empire). The Stos passed out of existence some time before Justinian closed the 6 last philosophical school at Athens in 529 A.D. The entire school was of a very fluid nature, as its history shows.
Subject Area
Philosophy|Theater|Theater History|Ancient history
Recommended Citation
Fecher, John W, "Stoicism in Seneca's Medea and Phaedra" (1958). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28623318.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28623318
