Justus Lipsius
Justus Lipsius | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 18, 1547 |
| Died | March 23, 1606 (aged 58) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Louvain |
| Philosophical work | |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Neostoicism |
| Institutions | Leiden University (1578–1591) |
| Notable students | Erycius Puteanus |
| Notable works | De Constantia (1583) |
Justus Lipsius (Joest Lips or Joost Lips; October 18, 1547 – March 23, 1606) was a Flemish Catholic philologist, philosopher, and humanist. Lipsius wrote a series of works designed to revive ancient Stoicism in a form that would be compatible with Christianity. The most famous of these is De Constantia (On Constancy). His form of Stoicism influenced a number of contemporary thinkers, creating the intellectual movement of Neostoicism. He taught at the universities in Jena, Leiden, and Leuven.