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Full Idea
The Stoics broke with both Plato and Aristotle by rejecting altogether the value of contemplation.
Gist of Idea
The Stoics rejected entirely the high value that had been placed on contemplation
Source
report of Stoic school (fragments/reports [c.200 BCE]) by Charles Taylor - Sources of the Self §6.3
Book Ref
Taylor,Charles: 'Sources of the Self' [CUP 1992], p.125
A Reaction
Interesting. This affects the status of philosophy, and rejects the aspiration of humans to become like gods.