person
Aristo of Chios
Aristo
also: Ariston
Stoic philosopher of the 3rd century BC, pupil of Zeno of Citium, known for a rigorist position that collapsed philosophy into ethics and denied the value of the 'indifferents'. Cited by Seneca in Letter 36 for preferring an austere young man to a crowd-pleasing one.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §4.36.3 Ariston
Aristo of Chios (3rd c. BC), pupil of Zeno and a rigorist early Stoic who reduced philosophy to ethics; quoted here for preferring a severe young man to a crowd-pleasing one, since good wine starts out harsh.