Musonius Rufus · Philosophy

Marriage as Partnership: The Household as a School of Virtue

Musonius made marriage central to the good life: not a mere means to children or property, but a <em>koinonia</em> - a complete partnership of life and mutual care - and the household the everyday arena in which Stoic virtue is practised. He also argued, against Roman custom, that every child born should be raised.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Musonius saw marriage as a koinonia (partnership) of complete shared life and mutual care, not merely a means to children; that he held the philosopher should marry; and that he argued against exposing infants, insisting every child be raised. Explain these ideas in your own words.

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