Biography
The Stoics held that humans share in a divine reason (logos) and should live according to nature within an ordered cosmos — an idea Aquinas Christianised in Natural Law.
Key Ideas
- A 'divine spark' of reason in humans.
- Living 'according to nature'.
- An ordered, rational cosmos.
Topics Appearing In
Exam Importance
Use as background to Natural Law's claim that reason reveals a moral order in nature.
Works to explore
Use these titles to locate the scholar's argument in context. Edition-specific commercial recommendations are kept on the component reading lists.
- Introductions to Stoicism