Media in category gaius musonius rufus the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Musonius rufus, the roman socrates lectures and fragments, translated by cora lutz philosophers on the role of women epictetus note. Postredemption dixie, and greater america, experienced a significant shift in politics as. Why else did the creator of humankind first cut our species into two. Roman stoic philosophers, the other three being seneca, epictetus. Since this man deserves far more publicity than he has ever gotten in the modern age, i have written this short essay. 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. Oct 06, 2014 the stoic philosopher gaius musonius rufus ca. Exiled by nero and vespasian, musonius responded without resentment.
Lectures and fragments of musonius rufus stoic therapy. Mar 02, 2017 musonius rufus on the good life at home and at work im new at this guestposting thing, but i wanted to let my readers know that leah goldrick at common sense ethics has graciously published a post that i wrote on musonius rufus take on the ideal job and the ideal marriage. Gaius musonius rufus, was a roman stoic philosopher of the 1st century ad. C musonii rufi reliquiae musonius rufus gaius hense otto.
Active on the margins of political life, he was twice exiled and recalled. Lectures and sayings by cynthia king, william irvine. Rufus was the head of the stoic school in his time. Ad 30100 was one of the four great roman stoic philosophers, the other three being seneca, marcus aurelius, and musonius pupil. A member of the equestrian order and teacher of stoic philosophy, he was at the height of his influence in the time of nero. Erlend d macgillivray i musonius life the son of a roman etruscan of equites. He taught philosophy in rome during the reign of nero, as. This is because all of the things which the civil authority might bring to a plaintiff are indifferents. Gaius musonius rufus project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Mar 30, 2015 discover book depositorys huge selection of musonius rufus books online. Musonius rufus is the alias for a host of the rebel yell, a podcast by trs confederates circulated on the right stuff. He was allowed to stay in rome when vespasian banished all the other philosophers from the city in 71 ad. Musonius rufus on the good life at home and at work a stoic. A stoic writer, of great repute with his contemporaries, son of a roman. Musonius rufus on the good life at home and at work im new at this guestposting thing, but i wanted to let my readers know that leah goldrick at common sense ethics has graciously. We are a loosely connected group of men and women who have chosen to adopt stoicism as an art of living. Musonius rufus, the roman socrates yale classical studies 10 1947. There are 21 lectures and 53 fragments extant of musonius rufus on stoic philosophy.
We should also observe the nature of all objects of sense particularly such as allure us with pleasure, or frighten us with pain, or are clamorously urged upon us by the voice of selfconceit the. Musonius rufus was a roman stoic philosopher from the first century c. Musonius rufus in 1822 says, haec igitur a reliquis nonnihil diversa videtur. During his life, musonius stoicism was put to the test, most notably during an exile to gyaros, a barren island in the aegean sea. No written treatises survive from musonius, but his teachings are recorded in thirtytwo apothegms called fragments below and twentyone discourses preserved by other writers see musonius rufus in the internet encyclopedia of philosophy. This is because all of the things which the civil authority. Musonius advanced the distinctive view that the natural function of sexual activity is only to produce offspring. 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. A reassessment of how musonius rufus fits into the development of philosophy in the first century ad, raising the question of how authentically stoic he actually was. Gaius musonius rufus was a roman stoic philosopher of the 1st century ad. History of vegetarianism the ethics of diet musonius. He was a friend of rubellius plautus, whom emperor nero saw as a threat.
He taught philosophy in rome during the reign of nero, as consequence of which he was sent into exile in. Manual and handbook are translations of encheiridion. Cynthia king creative space, 2011 lectures 18, part b 3,6, p. On the one hand, he was the teacher of epictetus and an adviser to the philosophical. Irvine editor is professor of philosophy at wright. October 3, 2019 southernsonspodcast home, podcasts, uncategorized 3 comments. This is rebel yell a southern nationalist podcast of the altright. Caius musonius rufus, the son of capito, was born of an etruscan family in the town of volsinii, probably sometime before 80 ce. Besides his distinctive views on marriage, sexual morality and womens education, musonius is important for his influence on epictetus. Gaius musonius rufus was a stoic philosopher who taught in rome.
He taught philosophy in rome during the reign of nero, as consequence of which he was sent into exile in 65 ad. Lutz musonius rufus, lectures and fragments tr cora e. A stoic writer, of great repute with his contemporaries, son of a roman eques, was born at volsinii bolsena, in etruria, at the end of the reign of augustus. Lectures and sayings english edition kindle edition musonius rufus 30100 n. 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. We should also observe the nature of all objects of sense. Discover book depositorys huge selection of musonius rufus books online. Musonius then continued, well, then, let us take another example of two men. How to create a bootable usb flash drive step by step installation to create a bootable usb drive from a downloaded iso file, we use a free software called rufus and we need an empty usb flash drive with minimum size of 2 go in order to properly transfer your iso image file on it. Ad 30100 was one of the four great roman stoic philosophers, the other three being seneca, marcus aurelius and musoniuss pupil epictetus. Lectures and fragments by musonius rufus, paperback. Musonius rufus 1st century ad routledge encyclopedia.
He taught philosophy in rome during the reign of nero, as consequence of which he was sent into exile in 65 ad, only returning to rome under galba. The cora lutz translation is one of my favorites, and the pdf versions. On the one hand, he was the teacher of epictetus and an adviser to the philosophical opposition to the roman principate, and is thought to have enjoyed unusual intellectual and political influence. Musonius rufus, a philosopher from rome in first century a. 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.
Musonius rufus 1st century ad routledge encyclopedia of. Classical stoic and stoicinfluenced works available online. If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labor passes quickly, but the good endures. In fact, one of his students was to become the more famous stoic teacher, epictetus. In musonius lecture x, he makes the claim that a good philosopher ought never to levy a civil suit against another for personal injury. Rebel yell archives identity dixie home of rebel yell. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Musonius advanced the distinctive view that the natural function of sexual activity is only to. How to create a bootable usb flash drive step by step installation to create a bootable usb drive from a downloaded iso file, we use a free software called rufus and we need an empty usb flash drive with. That there is no need of giving many proofs for one problem. He was allowed to stay in rome when vespasian banished all the other philosophers from the city in 71 ad, although he was eventually banished anyway, only returning after.
Studies of the stoic philosopher musonius rufus have yielded conflicting opinions about his significance as a thinker. Musonius rufus internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Lectures and sayings revised by king, cynthia, irvine, william b. No written treatises survive from musonius, but his teachings are recorded in thirtytwo. Oct 21, 2015 in musonius lecture x, he makes the claim that a good philosopher ought never to levy a civil suit against another for personal injury. His lecture on the chief end of marriage is a remarkable statement by a thinker who stands outside the judeochristian tradition.
Gaius musonius memius rufus, was a roman stoic philosopher of the 1st century ad. Musonius luctuosus is a species of beetle in the family cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus musonius. For, to what other purpose did the creator of mankind first divide our human race into two sexes, male and. He taught philosophy in rome during the reign of nero, as consequence of which he was sen. The lectures, or discourses, of gaius musonius rufus fl.