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Perictione / ˌpɛrɪkˈtaɪəˌniː / ( Greek: Περικτιόνη Periktiónē; c. 450-365 BCE [1]) was the mother of the Greek philosopher Plato . She was a descendant of Solon, the Athenian lawgiver. [2] Her illustrious family goes back to Dropides, archon of the year 644 b.c. [3] She was married to Ariston, and had three sons ( Glaucon ...
Diogenes Laertius (7.1) and Suidas ( s.v. Πλάτων) call her also Potone, which was the name of Plato's sister. (Suid. s. v. Ποτώνη.) Through Perictione, Plato was descended from Solon, (see pe-digree of GLAUCON,) though Olympiodorus in his life of Plato traces his descent from Solon through his father, and from Codrus through his ...
Aug 17, 2023 · In the available fragments, Perictione makes two key statements: first, the purpose and function of a human being is the contemplation of the nature of all things. Second, wisdom is the highest-ranked human activity, for it enables us to grasp all kinds of things that are and brings us closer to the divine.
May 17, 2010 · How Perictione the younger came to Colophon the dialogue does not tell, although it seems that she lived well and independently, was a leading member of the Greek community, and retained the interest in philosophy which had been awakened at Phryne's symposium.
Many philosophical schools included female followers, such as Pythagoreans, Cynics, Cyrenaics, Platonists, Epicureans, and Stoics. The most extensive fragmentary writings by female philosophers are those of Neopythagorean women, particularly Theano, Perictione, Phintys, and Ptolemaïs.
Perictione I Was an Athenian citizen. She came from an important and powerful family. it is said that the famous Athenian lawyer and poet, Solon was a forbearer. Although we do not know the names of her parents, we do know that Critias was her uncle. Her brother was named Charmides.
Perictione II is known as the author of a text named, On Wisdom, which begins: "Mankind came into being and exists in order to contemplate the principle of the nature of the whole. The function of wisdom is to gain possession of this very thing, and to contemplate the purpose of the things that are." Perictione II continues by saying that ...
