Quintus Lucilius Balbus

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Quintus Lucilius Balbus is a Stoic philosopher who appears as one of the main interlocutors in Cicero’s dialogue "De natura deorum," presenting and defending Stoic theology.

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Quintus Lucilius Balbus canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ciceronian dialogue interlocutor ⓘ
Roman philosopher ⓘ
Stoic philosopher ⓘ
fictionalized character ⓘ
appearsIn De natura deorum ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy Cicero ⓘ
arguesThat divination can be grounded in providence ⓘ
order and design in the universe indicate divine reason ⓘ
the cosmos is a living rational being ⓘ
the gods are perfectly wise and benevolent ⓘ
the world is governed by providence ⓘ
associatedPhilosophicalConcept fate ⓘ
immanent deity ⓘ
logos ⓘ
providence ⓘ
associatedWith Roman Stoicism ⓘ
linked to: Stoicism
contrastedWith Academic skepticism ⓘ
linked to: Skepticism

Epicurean theology ⓘ
defendsDoctrine Stoic theology ⓘ
dialoguePosition defender of Stoic position ⓘ
discusses evidence for the existence of gods ⓘ
nature of the gods ⓘ
problem of evil from a Stoic perspective ⓘ
relationship between gods and humans ⓘ
historicalContext late Roman Republic ⓘ
linked to: Late Roman Republic
languageContext Latin literature ⓘ
literaryFunction expositor of Stoic doctrine ⓘ
name Quintus Lucilius Balbus ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Stoicism ⓘ
philosophicalTopic cosmology ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
natural theology ⓘ
philosophy of religion ⓘ
theology ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ
presentsViewpoint Stoic concept of fate ⓘ
Stoic view of the gods ⓘ
compatibility of providence and human responsibility ⓘ
divine governance of the cosmos ⓘ
identification of god with the world’s rational order ⓘ
providence of the gods ⓘ
teleological argument from design ⓘ
roleInWork interlocutor in De natura deorum ⓘ
sourceForKnowledge Cicero’s De natura deorum ⓘ
linked to: De natura deorum
workGenreContext philosophical dialogue ⓘ

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De natura deorum → dialogueCharacter → Quintus Lucilius Balbus ⓘ
Balbus → hasNotableBearer → Quintus Lucilius Balbus ⓘ
Quintus Lucilius Balbus → name → Quintus Lucilius Balbus ⓘ