Full Idea
Stoics say that justice exists by nature, and not because of any definition or principle.
Clarification
'Nature' is the Greek word 'physis'
Gist of Idea
Stoics say justice is a part of nature, not just an invented principle
Source
report of Chrysippus (fragments/reports [c.240 BCE]) by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 07.1.66
Book Reference
Diogenes Laertius: 'Diogenes Laertius', ed/tr. Yonge,C.D. [Henry G. Bohn 1853], p.306
A Reaction
cf Idea 3024. Stoics thought that nature is intrinsically rational, and therein lies its justice. 'King Lear' enacts this drama about whether nature is just.