The Construction of Zeno’s “Ideal Community”

Within the annals of Western political thought, the essence and centrality of the Stoic School have played a vital role in the development of Hellenism and subsequent philosophical ideologies. Zeno of Kition, one of the founding figures of Stoicism, made substantial contributions to the formulation of early Stoic principles. Alongside his notable advancements in fields such as ethics, physics, and logic, Zeno’s concepts of “the whole world” and “the citizen of the world” represented a pioneering breakthrough within the societal context of that era. These concepts transcended the prevailing class system and held epoch-making significance.