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183 The cosmopolitan ideas of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius G. R. STANTON common element in discussions of Stoicism under the Roman Empire is the close conjunction of the ex-slave Epictetus and the emperor Marcus Aurelius.' The excited comments about their contrasting positions are justifiable if their very different origins and occupations did not in fact result in discernible differences in their thought. But that it is seriously held that Epictetus had an immense influence on the whole philosophy of Marcus Aurelius is shown by Pohlenz: "Der lahme phrygische Sklave und der Herrscher des Welt- reichs - welche Gegensatze ! Und doch haben beide im stoischen Glauben gefunden, was sie als sittliche und religiose Menschen brauch- ten. Der Kaiser hat es als einen Segen empfunden, dass ihn Rusticus auf Epiktet hinwies, und wie tief ihn dessen Vortrage gepackt haben, davon zeugt jedes Blatt seiner Aufzeichnungen, und schwerer als einzelne Wendungen und Gedanken wiegt der Einfluss, den er fiir seine gesamte Lebensauffassung von Epiktet erfahren hat."2 The pages which follow make it clear that "Lebensauffassung" includes Marcus' view of the universe and man's relationship to it. The object of this paper is to examine the thesis of a close relationship
Phronesis – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1968
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