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EPEKEINA. International Journal of Ontology. History and Critics, 2017
Goal of this paper is to highlight the close connections between the philosophy of Seneca and Pla... more Goal of this paper is to highlight the close connections between the philosophy of Seneca and Platonism. In this sense, the present essay focuses its attention on the Letter LVIII of Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales, which describes a hierarchical division of beings, belonging to the Platonic tradition. This letter shows a sort of “betraying” of Seneca towards the Stoicism, since he refuses the Stoic hierarchy, that places the Quid on the top of hierarchy, for the Platonic solution, that instead places the Quod Est on the top of hierarchy, removing completely the Quid. However, what is more striking of this whole theory is that, it is not a mere corollary to an essentially Stoic philosophy, but represents the ontological backbone of all Senecan philosophy. In fact, every step of this hierarchy has a perfect match in the corpus of Seneca, and this demonstrates how deep are the connections with Plato and the Platonic tradition.
Around the first half century B.C. the first Roman school of philosophy arose, which was called S... more Around the first half century B.C. the first Roman school of philosophy arose, which was called School of Sextii. The known members of the School were: Quintus Sextius the Elder, founding father of the School, Sextius Niger, Quintus' son, who became scholarch of the School after his father's death, Sotion, Papirius Fabianus (both teachers of Seneca the Younger), Crassicius Pasicles, a grammarian, and Celsius Cornelius, an expert doctor. The School followed the footsteps of the Hellenistic schools, and similar to these, t he pursuit of happiness was its purpose. T he school of the Sextii had taken to heart that part of the philosophy called physical, characterizing itself mainly as a philosophical-medical school, blending in its philosophy Pythagorean, Platonic, Cynic, and Stoic elements. The purpose of this paper is to underline the main features of the philosophical thought of the school, searching for possible new elements in its doctrine.
The goal of this paper is to highlight the close connections between the philosophy of Seneca and... more The goal of this paper is to highlight the close connections between the philosophy of Seneca and Platonism. To this end, the present essay focuses its attention on the Letter LVIII of Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales, which describes a hierarchical division of beings, belonging to the Platonic tradition. This letter exhibits a sort of " betrayal " by Seneca of Stoicism, since he rejects the Stoic hierarchy, that places the Quid on the top, for the Platonic solution, that instead places the Quod Est on top, removing completely the Quid. However, what is the most striking aspect of this whole theory is that it is not a mere corollary to an essentially Stoic philosophy, but represents the ontological backbone of all Senecan philosophy. In fact, every step of this hierarchy finds a perfect match in the corpus of Seneca, and this demonstrates how deep are the connections with Plato and the Platonic tradition.
Around the first half century B.C. the first Roman school of philosophy arose, which was called S... more Around the first half century B.C. the first Roman school of philosophy arose, which was called School of Sextii. The known members of the School were: Quintus Sextius the Elder, founding father of the School, Sextius Niger, Quintus' son, who became scholarch of the School after his father's death, Sotion, Papirius Fabianus (both teachers of Seneca the Younger), Crassicius Pasicles, a grammarian, and Celsius Cornelius, an expert doctor. The School followed the footsteps of the Hellenistic schools, and similar to these, the pursuit of happiness was its purpose. The school of the Sextii had taken to heart that part of the philosophy called physical, characterizing itself mainly as a philosophical-medical school, blending in its philosophy Pythagorean, Platonic, Cynic, and Stoic elements. The purpose of this paper is to underline the main features of the philosophical thought of the school, searching for possible new elements in its doctrine.
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EPEKEINA. International Journal of Ontology. History and Critics, 2017
Goal of this paper is to highlight the close connections between the philosophy of Seneca and Pla... more Goal of this paper is to highlight the close connections between the philosophy of Seneca and Platonism. In this sense, the present essay focuses its attention on the Letter LVIII of Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales, which describes a hierarchical division of beings, belonging to the Platonic tradition. This letter shows a sort of “betraying” of Seneca towards the Stoicism, since he refuses the Stoic hierarchy, that places the Quid on the top of hierarchy, for the Platonic solution, that instead places the Quod Est on the top of hierarchy, removing completely the Quid. However, what is more striking of this whole theory is that, it is not a mere corollary to an essentially Stoic philosophy, but represents the ontological backbone of all Senecan philosophy. In fact, every step of this hierarchy has a perfect match in the corpus of Seneca, and this demonstrates how deep are the connections with Plato and the Platonic tradition.
Around the first half century B.C. the first Roman school of philosophy arose, which was called S... more Around the first half century B.C. the first Roman school of philosophy arose, which was called School of Sextii. The known members of the School were: Quintus Sextius the Elder, founding father of the School, Sextius Niger, Quintus' son, who became scholarch of the School after his father's death, Sotion, Papirius Fabianus (both teachers of Seneca the Younger), Crassicius Pasicles, a grammarian, and Celsius Cornelius, an expert doctor. The School followed the footsteps of the Hellenistic schools, and similar to these, t he pursuit of happiness was its purpose. T he school of the Sextii had taken to heart that part of the philosophy called physical, characterizing itself mainly as a philosophical-medical school, blending in its philosophy Pythagorean, Platonic, Cynic, and Stoic elements. The purpose of this paper is to underline the main features of the philosophical thought of the school, searching for possible new elements in its doctrine.
The goal of this paper is to highlight the close connections between the philosophy of Seneca and... more The goal of this paper is to highlight the close connections between the philosophy of Seneca and Platonism. To this end, the present essay focuses its attention on the Letter LVIII of Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales, which describes a hierarchical division of beings, belonging to the Platonic tradition. This letter exhibits a sort of " betrayal " by Seneca of Stoicism, since he rejects the Stoic hierarchy, that places the Quid on the top, for the Platonic solution, that instead places the Quod Est on top, removing completely the Quid. However, what is the most striking aspect of this whole theory is that it is not a mere corollary to an essentially Stoic philosophy, but represents the ontological backbone of all Senecan philosophy. In fact, every step of this hierarchy finds a perfect match in the corpus of Seneca, and this demonstrates how deep are the connections with Plato and the Platonic tradition.
Around the first half century B.C. the first Roman school of philosophy arose, which was called S... more Around the first half century B.C. the first Roman school of philosophy arose, which was called School of Sextii. The known members of the School were: Quintus Sextius the Elder, founding father of the School, Sextius Niger, Quintus' son, who became scholarch of the School after his father's death, Sotion, Papirius Fabianus (both teachers of Seneca the Younger), Crassicius Pasicles, a grammarian, and Celsius Cornelius, an expert doctor. The School followed the footsteps of the Hellenistic schools, and similar to these, the pursuit of happiness was its purpose. The school of the Sextii had taken to heart that part of the philosophy called physical, characterizing itself mainly as a philosophical-medical school, blending in its philosophy Pythagorean, Platonic, Cynic, and Stoic elements. The purpose of this paper is to underline the main features of the philosophical thought of the school, searching for possible new elements in its doctrine.