Nature, Nurture, and the Harmful Effects of Stoic Teaching in Plutarch’s <i>Life of Cleomenes</i>
Abstract
In citing the young Cleomenes’ acquaintance with the Stoic Sphaerus, Plutarch can be seen to be exemplifying how the early Stoics’ faulty ethics and psychology contributed to the king’s rashness and overconfidence.
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2025-11-17
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