Zeno
['zi:nəu]
Definition
(noun.) ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school (circa 335-263 BC).
(noun.) ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC).
Checker: Virgil--From WordNet
Examples
- In this manner lived Zeno of Elea, Protagoras, Gorgias, Hippias, and many others. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Plato, Zeno, Epicurus, Pythagoras--all founders of clubs. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The state seems to have assigned the Academy to Plato, the Lyceum to Aristotle, and the Portico to Zeno of Citta, the founder of the Stoics. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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