Zeno of Citium
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Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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| Zeno of Citium canonical | 49 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zeno of Citium Context triple: [Stoicism, foundedBy, Zeno of Citium]
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A.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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Antisthenes
Antisthenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates and a key forerunner of Cynicism known for his advocacy of virtue, self-sufficiency, and ascetic living.
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C.
Apollo Epicurius
Apollo Epicurius is an epithet of the Greek god Apollo venerated as a healer and helper, particularly associated with the sanctuary at Bassae in Arcadia.
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D.
Plotinus
Plotinus was a major ancient philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism, whose metaphysical system deeply shaped later pagan, Christian, and Islamic thought.
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E.
Zeno of Elea
Zeno of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher best known for his paradoxes challenging the coherence of motion and plurality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zeno of Citium Target entity description: Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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A.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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B.
Antisthenes
Antisthenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates and a key forerunner of Cynicism known for his advocacy of virtue, self-sufficiency, and ascetic living.
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C.
Apollo Epicurius
Apollo Epicurius is an epithet of the Greek god Apollo venerated as a healer and helper, particularly associated with the sanctuary at Bassae in Arcadia.
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D.
Plotinus
Plotinus was a major ancient philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism, whose metaphysical system deeply shaped later pagan, Christian, and Islamic thought.
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E.
Zeno of Elea
Zeno of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher best known for his paradoxes challenging the coherence of motion and plurality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Stoic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ founder of a philosophical school ⓘ |
| activeIn | Athens ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athens
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Stoa Poikile ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Citium
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Cyprus ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
conformity to nature as moral ideal
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the universe is a rational, ordered whole ⓘ virtue is sufficient for happiness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| era |
3rd century BC philosophy
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Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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logic ⓘ physics (Stoic cosmology) ⓘ |
| founded |
Stoic school of philosophy
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linked to:
Stoicism
Stoicism ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chrysippus of Soli
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Cleanthes of Assos ⓘ Roman Stoicism ⓘ
linked to:
Stoicism
later Stoic philosophers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Crates of Thebes
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Cynicism ⓘ Megaric school ⓘ Plato ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| moralView |
external things are indifferent to happiness
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only moral virtue is truly good ⓘ |
| name | Zeno of Citium ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
apatheia (freedom from passions)
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living in accordance with nature ⓘ the unity of virtue and reason ⓘ virtue is the only good ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Aristo of Chios
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Cleanthes of Assos ⓘ Persaeus of Citium ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics of virtue
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rationalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Hellenistic philosophy
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Stoicism ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Stoa Poikile ⓘ |
| taughtIn | Athens ⓘ |
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Referenced by (49)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
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philosophersCovered
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Zeno of Citium
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subject linked to:
Citium (Latinized form)