On the other hand, the intellectual circle of the day was abuzz not only with the philosophical ideas of Plato and Aristotle but also with those of the newer schools, such as the Epicureans and the Stoics.
هنگامی که پولُس رسول در دوّمین سفر میسیونری خود به اَطینا آمد با فلاسفهٔ اپیکوریّین و رواقیّین روبرو شد .‏