Hierocles the Stoic
2nd c.
“Oikeiōsis: concentric circles of moral concern radiating outward.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TRTrust in Reason8 / 10
- ATAscetic Tendency8 / 10
- UIUniversalist Impulse8 / 10
- TVTragic Vision7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Musonius RufusKEEL
Teacher of Epictetus, and a Stoic who held women equally capable of philosophy.
- SenecaKEEL
Time is the most valuable thing. Even slaves are equal in soul. Bear what comes; embrace mortality.
- PlutarchKEEL
In the parallel Lives, character stands revealed through moral comparison.
- ChrysippusKEEL
The second founder of Stoicism, who built out its propositional logic, its fate, and its theory of assent.
- Marcus AureliusKEEL
You can't control what happens to you. You can control how you meet it. The work of life is in your response, not the world.
- PosidoniusKEEL
A middle Stoic who synthesized astronomy, geography, and a sympathetic cosmos.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Hierocles the Stoic's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Hierocles the Stoic or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREHierocles the Stoic vs Musonius RufusOn Mull's map Musonius Rufus 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 ▶