Looking beyond the other Stoics for a moment, Epictetus's devotion was profound. He was a monotheist, polytheist, and pantheist, as Oldfather pointed out.
I always wondered this: how could a mind as vibrant and probing as his not also ask if many of the myths were based on real people/events?
Looking beyond the other Stoics for a moment, Epictetus's devotion was profound. He was a monotheist, polytheist, and pantheist, as Oldfather pointed out.
I always wondered this: how could a mind as vibrant and probing as his not also ask if many of the myths were based on real people/events?
Do you have an opinion?
Much new food for thought!