Cleanthes
~330–230 BCE
“Hymn to Zeus; Stoic providence and assent to cosmic order.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TVTragic Vision7 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason7 / 10
- RTReverence for Tradition7 / 10
- POPractical Orientation7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- PlutarchKEEL
In the parallel Lives, character stands revealed through moral comparison.
- Hugh of Saint VictorKEEL
Flesh, reason, and contemplation are three eyes, each seeing differently.
- PosidoniusKEEL
A middle Stoic who synthesized astronomy, geography, and a sympathetic cosmos.
- Musonius RufusKEEL
Teacher of Epictetus, and a Stoic who held women equally capable of philosophy.
- Hierocles the StoicKEEL
Oikeiōsis: concentric circles of moral concern radiating outward.
- OrigenLIGHTHOUSE
His allegorical exegesis reached as far as apokatastasis, the claim that even the devil is eventually saved.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Cleanthes's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Cleanthes or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPARECleanthes vs PlutarchOn Mull's map Plutarch sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶