Titel
POSIDONIUS ON VIRTUE AND THE GOOD
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Abstract
This paper argues that despite recent tendencies to minimize the differences between Posidonius and the Early Stoics, there are some important aspects of Stoic ethics in which Posidonius deviated from the orthodox doctrine. According to two passages in Diogenes Laertius, Posidonius counted health and wealth among the goods and held that virtue alone is insufficient for happiness. While Kidd in his commentary dismissed this report as spurious, there are good reasons to take Diogenes’ remarks seriously. Through a careful analysis of the sources, in particular of Galen's De placitis Hippocratis et Platonis, this article offers a new interpretation of Posidonius’ ethics. It sheds light on Posidonius’ theory of virtues and shows that Posidonius must have granted a special status to things like health and wealth even if he did not regard them as genuine goods.
Stichwort
Middle Stoicismethicspsychological monismhappinessStoic indifferentsGalenDiogenes Laertius
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2090039
Erschienen in
Titel
The Classical Quarterly
Band
73
Ausgabe
2
ISSN
0009-8388
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Seitenanfang
636
Seitenende
647
Publication
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
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Rechte
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