The histories with book numbers a garbled entry in the suda 10th century a. He was a friend of rubellius plautus, whom emperor nero saw as a threat. Also apparently musonius rufus has an essay which i believe survives entitled on exercise so that could settle it for all of us. Mar 30, 2015 discover book depositorys huge selection of musonius rufus books online. Oct 06, 2014 the stoic philosopher gaius musonius rufus ca. He attended the lectures of the stoic philosopher musonius rufus in rome.
Ad 30100 was one of the four great roman stoic philosophers, the other three being seneca, marcus aurelius and musonius s pupil epictetus. Lectures and fragments by musonius rufus, paperback. Musonius rufus, more than any other stoic, reminds me to both respect and challenge the ancient teachers whose ideas i am incorporating into my life. He did teach, however, that selfdiscipline is key to controlling. Dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythology. Epictetus, the discourses as reported by arrian, the manual, and fragments. In fact, one of his students was to become the more famous stoic teacher, epictetus. Lectures and fragments by musonius rufus, paperback barnes. Cambridge core ancient philosophy from stoicism to platonism edited by troels engbergpedersen. Musonius rufus is the alias for a host of the rebel yell, a podcast by trs confederates circulated on the right stuff. Eros and aphrodisia in the works of dio chrysostom.
Extant reports and fragments of these and other stoic works offer many. Musonius rufus internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Also included in this book are eight pages of fragments and sayings preserved by other writers, and a short appendix contains the probably unauthentic letters of. While reading and researching musonius rufus for this post, i came across an interesting article by richard valantasis entitled musonius rufus and roman ascetical theory. Lectures and sayings revised by king, cynthia, irvine, william b. Musonius rufus le stoicien oublie les textes essentiels. I enjoyed it and recommend it not only for stoicism enthusiasts, but for all people who love thought provoking reading. Valantasis is a scholar and episcopal priest who has also written the making of the self. The cambridge history of greek and roman political thought edited by. Musonius luctuosus is a species of beetle in the family cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus musonius.
Although it was written almost 2,000 years, it feels as relevant as ever. Musonius rufus, epictetus, hierocles and marcus aurelius on the sameness of the. Classical stoic and stoicinfluenced works available online. That there is no need of giving many proofs for one problem. Test your knowledge of a galaxy far, far away by benjamin harper. Sep 24, 2016 according to valantasis, it is more appropriate to identify musonius, as well as epictetus and marcus aurelius, with their asceticism than with their philosophical schools. Musonius rufus, a roman philosopher of the 1st century a. Rufus was the head of the stoic school in his time. His lecture on the chief end of marriage is a remarkable statement by a thinker who stands outside the judeochristian tradition. Discourses book 1, translated and with an introduction and. But in antiquity he was most famous as a courageous moral reformer with a sense of humor and an unshakable spirit.
Vrin, paris, 1978 isbn 9782711606979 litterature secondaire. Because stoicism was, for musonius, not merely a philosophy but a prescription for daily living, he has. Musonius rufus is the great example of exceptional life. Seneca, lucan, thrasea paetus, musonius rufus, dion chrysostomos. He appears like many of the right stuff participants to have a history on the libertarian right prior to going fullon fashy and white nationalist.
Ad 30100 was one of the four great roman stoic philosophers, the other three being seneca, marcus aurelius and musoniuss pupil epictetus. Atlanta antifascists organized to confront this gathering. He was allowed to stay in rome when vespasian banished all other philosophers from the city in 71 ad although he was eventually. He exemplifies the sort of man who should have been venerated and made the founder of a world religion, but was not, yet he was the moral superior in my opinion to jesusnot perfect, but admirable within the context of his. Musonius was also renowned for risking death in trying to stop the civil war of 69 a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rufus taught philosophy in rome during the reign of nero, as a consequence of which he was sent into exile in 65 ad to gyaros, a barren island in the aegean sea. New york wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Tyler and musonius rufus of rebel yell discuss the mafia and other clandestine. Posts about musonius rufus written by antifascistinatlanta. Epictetus, a greek philosopher, is most famous for his views on life specifically, on the presence of fate in peoples lives. One has sailed a great deal and served as pilot on many boats, the other one has sailed very little and has never acted as pilot. Musonius rufus leads the way in this movement, providing both a complete ascetical system central to his philosophy, and a set of applications of these principles in the. Epictetus, the discourses as reported by arrian, the manual, and.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of musonius rufus books online. Lectures and fragments by musonius rufus goodreads. Musonius rufus, the roman socrates yale classical studies 10 1947. He fell under the ban of nero owing to his ethical teachings, and was exiled to the island of gyarus on a trumpedup charge of participation in pisos conspiracy. During his life, musonius stoicism was put to the test, most notably during an exile to gyaros, a barren island in the aegean sea. Since this man deserves far more publicity than he has ever gotten in the modern age, i have written this short essay. Belliotti, roman philosophy and the good life, lanham.
Stoic writers of the imperial era chapter 29 the cambridge. Home books the cambridge history of greek and roman political. He returned under galba, and was the friend of vitellius and vespasian. He studied philosophy under musonius rufus, whose practical approach and focus on ethics he. Lutz musonius rufus, lectures and fragments tr cora e.
George olms verlag hildesheim, 1979 ocolc755040140. In musonius lecture x, he makes the claim that a good philosopher ought never to levy a civil suit against another for personal injury. Dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythologyvolume 3r. He taught philosophy in rome during the reign of nero and so was sent into exile in 65 ad, returning to rome only under galba. A translation of the fragments of poseidonius posidonius poseidonius. I truly recommend this, even if you are not yet interested in philosophy. October 3, 2019 florida man home, podcasts, uncategorized 3 comments. These are saved to us in four books of, or discourses, out of the original eight. Philosophical currents in flavian literature jstor. Nobody knows musonius rufus, who has teached stoicism to epictetus. Ad 30100 was one of the four great roman stoic philosophers, the other three being seneca, marcus aurelius, and musonius pupil epictetus. On january 28, 2017, just under fifty white nationalists met for the atlanta forum, a gathering billed as a southern nationalist conference of the altright. Todd lewis joined by keith preston and musonius rufus to discuss the charlottesville riots, the altright and the left.
Gaius musonius memius rufus, was a roman stoic philosopher of the 1st century ad. Test your knowledge of a galaxy far, far away by benjamin. If the one who had never piloted a ship should speak most ably on the. This is because all of the things which the civil authority might bring to a plaintiff are indifferents. I have always been intrigued by the teachings of stoicism, and this books really gave me an indepth insight into one of the most famous stoic philosophers. Kindstrand, bion of borysthenes uppsala, 1976 barbara p wallach, a history of the diatribe from its origin up to the first century b.
He taught philosophy in rome during the reign of nero, as consequence of which he was sen. As a student of stoicism, i found this short book very delightful. Musonius rufus and greek diatribe wijsgerige teksten en studies by van geytenbeek, a. Postredemption dixie, and greater america, experienced a significant shift in politics as. This is rebel yell a southern nationalist podcast of the altright. Musonius rufus, a philosopher from rome in first century a. Ancient and modern asceticism and appears to be one of the most prominent living writers on ascetical. Musonius then continued, well, then, let us take another example of two men.
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