Καθῆκόν
due action; what is appropriate
Translated by Marcelo Boeri12 Nov 1999Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
They say that Zeno of Citium was the first to have named [due action] and to have composed a treatise on it.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Καθῆκόν φασι πρῶτον ὠνομακέναι Ζήνωνα Κιτιέα καὶ λόγον περὶ αὐτοῦ πεποιηκέναι.
Betacode
*kaqh=ko/n fasi prw=ton w)nomake/nai *zh/nwna *kitie/a kai\ lo/gon peri\ au)tou= pepoihke/nai.
Notes
- Quoted from Diogenes Laertius 7.25 (repeated 7.108).
Zeno of Citium was the founder of the Stoic school (see generally zeta 79). According to the Stoic definition, a "due action" is that one which when done has a reasonable justification (D.L. 7.107; Stobaeus, Extracts 2.85, 14-15). See also kappa 77; and for discussion on the topic cf. Engberg-Pedersen (1990) 126-140 and Annas (1993) 96-98.
Besides kappa 77, cf. also, more generally, kappa 78, kappa 79.
References
J. Annas, The Morality of Happiness, Oxford 1993
T. Engberg-Pedersen, The Stoic Theory of Oikeiosis. Moral Development and Social Interaction in Early Stoic Philosophy, Aarhus 1990
T. Engberg-Pedersen, The Stoic Theory of Oikeiosis. Moral Development and Social Interaction in Early Stoic Philosophy, Aarhus 1990
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Revision history5 revisions · last 21 Jan 2013
- more x-refs and keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- modified translation; corrected ref; added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Revised — Scott Carson
- Revised — Scott Carson
- Translated — Marcelo Boeri