Panaitios of Rhodes

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Panaitios, depicted in Schedel's world chronicle

Panaitios ( Latinized Panaetius , therefore German also outdated Panäz ; * around 180 BC on Rhodes , † around 110 BC) was a Stoic philosopher of the late Hellenism .

life and work

Panaitios was born the son of Nicagoras into an old, important family from Rhodes. He studied philosophy with Diogenes of Babylon in Athens . He then lived temporarily in Rome, where he contributed to the spread of Greek, especially Stoic, philosophy and was on friendly terms with Laelius and the younger Scipio , whom he accompanied to Carthage in 146 and later on a trip to Egypt and Asia. Afterwards Panaitios directed the stoic school in Athens for a long time. His students include Poseidonios and Hekaton . He died around 110 BC. He is considered to be the founder of the middle Stoa.

The concept of the theologia tripartita goes back to him . Only insignificant remains of his writings have come down to us; Marcus Tullius Cicero has often quoted his main work on duty (περὶ τοῦ καθήκοντος) in his work De officiis . It is controversial whether Panaitios was more aimed at a Greek or primarily a Roman audience.

Editions of the fragments

  • Francesca Alesse (ed.): Panezio di Rodi. Testimonianze (= Elenchos. Volume 27). Bibliopolis, Napoli 1997, ISBN 88-7088-293-4 (edition with Italian translation and commentary)

literature

  • Francesca Alesse : Panezio di Rodi e la tradizione stoica (= Elenchos. Volume 23). Bibliopolis, Napoli 1994, ISBN 88-7088-358-2 .
  • Jean-Baptiste Gourinat, Francesca Alesse: Panétius de Rhodes. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 5: De Paccius à Rutilius Rufus. Part 1: De Paccius à Plotin. CNRS Éditions, Paris 2012, ISBN 978-2-271-07335-8 , pp. 131-138.
  • Annekatrin Puhle: Persona. On the ethics of the Panaitios. Philosophical dissertation, Free University of Berlin. Series Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes - Volume 224. Peter Lang, Bern, New York, Paris 1987. ISBN 978-3-8204-9202-6
  • Peter Steinmetz : Panaitios from Rhodes and his students. In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy . The philosophy of antiquity , Vol. 4/2: The Hellenistic philosophy. Schwabe, Basel 1994, ISBN 3-7965-0930-4 , pp. 646-669
  • Hans-Ulrich Wiemer : A Stoic Ethic for Roman Aristocrats? Panaitios' Doctrine of Behavior, its Context and its Addressees. In: Henning Börm , Nino Luraghi (Ed.): The Polis in the Hellenistic World. Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3-515-12020-3 , pp. 229-258.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tiziano Dorandi : Chapter 2: Chronology . In: Algra, Keimpe; et al. The Cambridge History of Hellenistic Philosophy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999, ISBN 978-0-521-25028-3 , pp. 41 f.
personal data
SURNAME Panaitios of Rhodes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Panaitios; Panaetius (Latinized); Panaz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH around 180 BC Chr.
PLACE OF BIRTH Rhodes
DATE OF DEATH around 110 BC Chr.