Aristo (or Ariston) of Chios (Greek: Ἀρίστων ὁ Χίος; fl. 250 BC) was a Stoic philosopher and pupil of Zeno. He differed from Zeno on many points, and approximated more closely to the Cynic school. Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC - 250s BC - 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC Years: 255 BC 254 BC 253 BC 252 BC 251 BC - 250 BC - 249 BC 248 BC... A restored Stoa in Athens. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ... Zeno of Citium Zeno of Citium (The Stoic) (sometime called Zeno Apathea) (333 BC-264 BC) was a Hellenistic philosopher from Citium, Cyprus. ... This article is about the ancient Greek school of philosophy. ...

He was eloquent (hence his nickname "the Siren") but controversial of tone. He despised logic, and rejected the philosophy of nature (physics) as it went beyond the powers of man. Ethics alone he considered worthy of study, and in that only general and theoretical questions. He rejected Zeno's doctrine of desirable things, intermediate between virtue and vice. There is only one virtue: a clear, intelligent, and healthy state of mind (hygeia). Logic, from Classical Greek λόγος logos (meaning word, account, reason or principle), is the study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration. ... Physics (Greek: (phúsis), nature and (phusiké), knowledge of nature) is the science concerned with the discovery and characterization of universal laws which govern matter, energy, space, and time. ... Ethics (from the Ancient Greek ēthikos, the adjective of ēthos custom, habit), a major branch of philosophy, including genetics is the study of values and customs of a person or group. ... Personification of virtue (Greek ἀρετή) in Celsus Library in Ephesos, Turkey Virtue (Latin virtus; Greek ) is moral excellence of a person. ... Vice is a practice or habit that is considered immoral, depraved, and/or degrading in the associated society. ...

In his later life, he was criticized by Zeno for his personal habits, but he had his own body of followers called "Aristonians" and founded his own school in the gymnasium of Cynosarges. Eratosthenes of Cyrene was one of his eminent pupils. In ancient Greece, the gymnasium (Greek: ; gymnasion) functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. ... Cynosarges was a public gymnasium in Ancient Athens. ... Eratosthenes (Greek ; 276 BC - 194 BC) was a Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer. ...

Aristo is frequently confused with another philosopher of the same name, Ariston of Ceos, (also known as Ariston of Iulis) who, about 230 BC, succeeded Lycon of Troas as leader of the Peripatetics. Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC - 230s BC - 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC Years: 235 BC 234 BC 233 BC 232 BC 231 BC - 230 BC - 229 BC 228 BC... Peripatetic means wandering. The Peripatetics were a school of philosophy in ancient Greece. ...

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.