The political function of the sage in Stoicism

Authors

  • Nikoletta Hendrik ELTE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14232/kulonbseg.2016.16.1.199

Keywords:

Stoicism, political philosophy, early, middle and late Stoicism, prokopton, natural law, two political models of Stoicism

Abstract

The paper investigates changing ideals of stoicism from the perspective of political philosophy. In the early stoa, the sage was idealized, while in the middle and late period, the ideal of the prokopton became the centre of philosophical attention. In the argument I distinguish between two political models. In one of the models, sages have an actual role, while in the other they do not. In the second model it is only the ideal of the sage that helps create and maintain the political system most in harmony with natural law.

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Published

2016-02-08

How to Cite

Hendrik, N. (2016). The political function of the sage in Stoicism. Különbség (Difference), 16(1). https://doi.org/10.14232/kulonbseg.2016.16.1.199

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Section

Action, Autonomy, Responsability