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Posidonius
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Ethics and Psychology
Posidonius followed the Stoic tradition in identifying virtue as the sole good. However, he deviated from the stricter views of Chrysippus by granting a more significant role to the irrational parts of the soul—the appetitive and spirited parts. He argued that these parts were not inherently vicious but required rational guidance, a position sometimes referred to as the "three-part soul" revised. This allowed for a richer description of human motivation and psychological struggle than pure ascetic Stoicism permitted [5].
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