Zeno of Sidon
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Zeno of Sidon, Epicurean philosopher of the 1st century BC and contemporary of Cicero.
In the De Natura Deorum (1. 34), Cicero states that Zeno was contemptuous of other philosophers, and even called Socrates "the Attic Buffoon." Nevertheless, Diogenes Laërtius and Cicero both speak of Zeno with respect, and describe him as an accurate and polished thinker.
Zeno held that happiness is not merely contingent upon present enjoyment and prosperity, but also on a reasonable expectation of their continuance. His views were made the subject of a special treatise by Posidonius.
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