The Stoics, Epicureans and Sceptics - College of Stoic Philosophers

l»98 THE STOICS.
Chap.
XII.
support. Even Cleanthes, who otherwise agreed
with Aristo, did not deny the value of the application
of theory to details, provided the connection of
details with general principles were not lost sight of.'
Xor can there be any doubt that, after the time of
Chrysippus, details engrossed much of the attention
of the Stoic philosophers. Posidonius enumerates, as
belonging to the province of moral philosophy, precept,
exhortation, and advice.'^ His teacher, Pana?-
tius, had discussed the hortatory side of morality-' in
three books on duties, which are imitated in Cicero's
well-known treatise."* The division of ethics attri-
buted to Diocjenes,'' and bv him referred to Chrv-
sippus, leaves place for such discussions;^ and, not
to mention Aristo's opposition, which supposes the
existence of applied moral science, the example of his
fellow-student Persa^us, whose precepts for a science
of banqueting" have been already referred to, proves
'
Srn. Ep. 9t, 4 : Cleanthes
ntilcin (juidcm jiidicat ci hanc
partem, scrl imliccillain nisi ab
utiiverso lluit, nisi decreta ipsa
philosophia3 et capita cognovit.
»
!Seep. 2-23, 1.
» See Cic. Off. i. 2, 7 : 3, 9 ;
iii. 2, 7. Cicero himself said
that he chiefly fullDwed I'anie-
tius (»»pl ''i"' KaQriKAvraiv'). not
as a mere translator, hut correct
ione cjuadam adhibita. See
p. 300, 2.
<
Cie. Off. i. 3, 7 : Oranis de
officio duplex est qna^stio: uiuun
genus est, quod pertinet ad
finem bonorum : alterum, quod
positum est in pneccptis.quibus
in omnes partes usus vitie conformari
possit. He would de-
vote his attention
quorum i)r;ece])ta
Cicero tht-n goes
particulars. He
amusement and
to officia,
traduntur.
fully intcj
treats of
occupation
(i. 2!), 103); of the peculiar
duties of the young and the
old, of orticials, citizens, foreigners
(i. 34); of outward
appearance, gait, conversation
(i. : 3fi) of the means of winning
others (ii. 6,21). I'anM!tius
must have given a similar
treatment to the subject.
» See p. 223, 1.
•
Particularly in the portions
treating irtpi rtov KuOri-
KivTwv and Tttpl irpoTpoiiwv T( KOi
airoTpoirwv.
' See p. 260, 4.