The Stoics on Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20066769 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Elizabeth Asmis |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 68-92 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Feminism and Ancient Philosophy (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315865782-6 |
| OpenAlex | W3212940386 |
| ISBN | 9781315865782 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, wrote in his Republic that “women should be common to wise so that any has any he comes upon by chance.” The Stoics embedded the family in a social order which ultimately encompassed the entire human race. Following the Stoic Panaetius, Cicero distinguishes three main circles in his set of concentric circles: the family, political society, and the community of all humans. Hierocles’ circles are demarcated somewhat differently from Cicero’s, but they map the same progress. Although Hierocles jumps immediately from the individual to an already extended family, elsewhere he also recognizes the couple as the first social union. The avoidance of pain belongs to the type of appropriation that is directed at oneself, or self-love. Altruism begins with a desire for children and the consequent love of children. The progression of social circles forms in this way an ethical progression. Adultery is not bad unless it arises from a morally bad disposition
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |