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Antipater
Stoic philosopher, cited for his ethical views.
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First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power
Antipater shows up with force in In What a Man Ought to Be Exercised Who Has Made Proficiency; and That We Neglect the Chief Things. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Listed alongside Chrysippus as a philosopher studied for reputation rather than for genuine improvement.
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In In What a Man Ought to Be Exercised Who Has Made Proficiency; and That We Neglect the Chief Things: Listed alongside Chrysippus as a philosopher studied for reputation rather than for genuine improvement. Later, in…
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- In What a Man Ought to Be Exercised Who Has Made Proficiency; and That We Neglect the Chief Things
- Against Those Who Readily Come to the Profession of Sophists
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