Panaetius of Rhodes · Philosophy
Panaetius centred ethics on <em>kathekonta</em> - the ‘appropriate actions’ that any reasonable person can be guided to perform - rather than on the flawless <em>katorthomata</em> of the ideal sage, giving moral direction to those still making progress and thereby turning Stoicism into a philosophy people could actually use.
You learned that Panaetius built ethics around kathekonta (appropriate acts, ‘middle’ duties) rather than katorthomata (the perfect right acts of the sage), addressing the prokoptontes or people making progress, and deriving duties from human nature and our social roles. Explain the distinction and why it…
Leads to Epictetus.
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