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Chrysippus

Stoic philosopher, known for his logical and ethical writings.

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Chrysippus is mentioned as a Stoic authority whose precepts Seneca follows.

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In On Leisure and Political Engagement: Chrysippus is mentioned as a Stoic authority whose precepts Seneca follows. Later, in The Contemplative Life and Public Service: Mentioned alongside Zeno as a philosopher who…

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On Leisure and Political Engagement
Chrysippus is mentioned as a Stoic authority whose precepts Seneca follows.
The Contemplative Life and Public Service
Mentioned alongside Zeno as a philosopher who gave laws to the whole human race.
On the Necessity of Leisure
Cited for the doctrine that a man may live at leisure.
I: (Serenus)
Mentioned as a Stoic philosopher whose advice Serenus follows, though none of them engaged in public affairs themselves.
XVII
Cited for an anecdote about a man enraged by being called a sea-sheep.
III
Criticized for filling his treatise with puerile fables about the Graces instead of focusing on the duties of benefits.
The True Nature of Benefits
Criticized for his overly subtle and mythological approach to defining benefits.
Book II
Chrysippus is quoted on the attitude of a grateful person, who must watch for opportunities to repay kindness like a runner waiting for the starting barriers.
XVII
Chrysippus's simile of the game of ball is used to illustrate the need for benefits to be suitable for both giver and receiver.
XXV
Chrysippus is quoted comparing the grateful person to a runner waiting for the starting barriers to open.
XXII
Chrysippus is cited for defining a slave as a 'hireling for life,' providing the philosophical basis for the discussion on benefits and gratitude.
Book VII
Referenced in the context of grace and gratitude, though not directly quoted in this excerpt.
VIII
Mentioned as an example of a great wise man.

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