“ Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on”. Zeno was helpful to others as well as himself. He taught many different ways but soctism was his main way. Zeno was considered one of the best philosophers to live and also taught the stotic way to others that had different beliefs. Zeno’s time before he became the great Zeno of Citium. Zenos life wasn’t as easy as he thought, so he had to make use of what he had. 1. Zeno was “Born [in] 335 B.C.” and “Died [in] 236 B.C.” (sienkewicz 911). 2. He “ was born probably in 334 BCE in citium, a coastal settlement in south eastern cyprus” ( 3. Zeno admired cynkism for it’s emphasis on virtue but opposed it’s distrust of reason and its permission ( Sienkewicz). …show more content…
Zeno taught many things but the main thing he focused on was stoictism. He taught the different ways of god to others. 1. “ Zeno taught the universe is rationally ordered by providential god” ( Sienkewicz). 2. “ The main emphasis of stoic teaching was moral” ( “Zeno of Citium”). 3. “ He taught in the Stoa Poikile, or “ Painted colon-nade”; and the name “stoics” supplanted “ Zenonians” for his Pupils” ( “Zeno of Citium”). Zeno was know for stoctism, which was one of his main teachings. 1. “Zeno’s early attraction to the Socrates portrayed in Xenophon’s memorabilia is attested to in an anecdote that associates it with the influence evercised over him by his first teacher, the cynic philosopher Crates” ( “Zeno of Citium( 334-262/BCE))”. 2. “ The ultimate goal was apathia, a state in which a person was completely indifferent to all but his own divinely given understanding of things”( “Zeno of Citium”). Zenos teachings were helpful to others as well as