Stoicism, as stated, 3rd c. BCE-present
Ancient / Classical · stated scope
Stoicism is a school of ancient philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens around 300 BCE. It originated in the Hellenistic period and spread through the Roman world, with practitioners including Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Its doctrines center on logic, physics, and ethics, with ethics organized around the concepts of virtue, reason, and the distinction between what is within a person's control and what is not.
Cluster:Faithful Observance
Sanctity & Transcendence is the strongest elevation, joined by Tradition & Continuity, Assigned Groups, and Non-Maleficence. The pattern is devout and role-ordered, with restraint. Elevated Non-Maleficence is what separates it from Ordered Tradition.
Full profile
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Neighbors
- 1Gautama Buddha (teachings), as stated, c. 5th c. BCEDistance: 14Compare
- 2Conscious Capitalism, as stated, 2000s-presentDistance: 16Compare
- 3Human Rights Watch, as realized, 2015-presentDistance: 17Compare
- 4Mainline Protestantism, as stated, 16th c.-presentDistance: 17Compare
- 5Patagonia, as realized, 2015-presentDistance: 17Compare
The Three Axes (Detail)
Each bar is one pole’s pull, pointing the way it pushes the result. The dot is where the two pulls add up.