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Xenocrates (Ξενοκράτης) of Chalcedon (396 – 314 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and third scholarch or rector of the Academy from 339 to 314 B.C.E. His thought is known to us only through the commentaries of Aristotle, Proclus, Themistius and other Greek philosophers.
views 1,852,108 updated. Xenocrates (zĬnŏk´rətēz), 396–314 BC, Greek philosopher, b. Chalcedon, successor of Speusippus as head of the Academy. He was a disciple of Plato, whom he accompanied to Sicily in 361 BC His ascetic life and noble character greatly influenced his pupils.
Abstract. Xenocrates, who had accompanied Plato on one of his visits to Sicily, became head of the Academy in 339 B.C. Xenocrates stays close to what he takes to be the cosmological doctrine of Plato's Timaeus; indeed Xenocrates’ doctrine may be seen as something of a retreat from Speusippus’ radical position, perhaps in response to ...
Overview. Xenocrates. (396—314 bc) Quick Reference. (396–314 bc). Successor to Speusippus as head of Plato's Academy. Xenocrates wrote treatises in which he attempted to systematize Platonism. These treatises are lost, but the range of his work ... From: Xenocrates in The Oxford Companion to Philosophy » Subjects: Classical studies.
396 BC. Chalcedon (now Kadiköy, near Istanbul), Bithynia (now Turkey) Died. 314 BC. Athens, Greece. Summary. Xenocrates was a student of Plato who went on to become head of the Academy. He was an early believer in the atomic theory and originated the classical distinction between mind, body and soul. Biography.
Xenocrates was an ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician and disciple of Plato who later became the leader of the Platonic Academy. He attempted to define Plato’s teachings more closely. Xenocrates held that mathematical objects and Platonic Ideas are identical, unlike Plato who distinguished them. In ethics, he taught that happiness comes ...
Feb 19, 2021 · Chapter 1 - Xenocrates’ Invention of Platonism. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 February 2021. By. David Sedley. Edited by. Michael Erler , Jan Erik Heßler and. Federico M. Petrucci. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary.
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