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A prolific writer (he is said to rarely have gone without writing 500 lines a day) and debater, Chrysippus would often take both sides of an argument, drawing criticism from his followers. Of his over 700 written works, none survive, save a few fragments embedded in the works of later authors like [[Cicero]], [[Seneca the Younger|Seneca]] and others.
Chrysippus is said to have given wine to his donkey, and then [[fatal hilarity|died of laughter]] after seeing it attempt to eat figs, although
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It is believed that Chrysippus dedicated a large portion of his writings, on the subject of logic, specifically, [[propositional logic]].
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Though many Stoic philosophers might not agree with the modern definition of [[fatalism]], Chrysippus held that somewhat, all things happen due to fate. He also held the slight variation of the concept: The past is unchangeable and things that have a possibility of occurring do not necessary have to occur, but can happen. Similarly, all things that are fated to happen, take place in a realistic order (for e.g., the sowing must occur prior to the reaping). He also taught the necessity of evil due to its interdependence to its counterpart: goodness; and that some evils are the outcome of some goods:
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