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Logikon Zōon

Logikon Zōon

The rational being; Zeno's definition of the human being as the bearer of the divine Logos.

Logikon zōon designates the human being as a living creature endowed by nature with reason (Logos). Zeno of Citium taught that this reason is not merely a cognitive tool, but humanity's very share in the universal, divine Logos itself. This definition grounds Stoic anthropology and makes the unfolding of reason the highest human telos.