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Xenocrates ( / zəˈnɒkrəˌtiːz /; Greek: Ξενοκράτης; c. 396/5 – 314/3 BC [1]) of Chalcedon was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and leader ( scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339/8 to 314/3 BC. His teachings followed those of Plato, which he attempted to define more closely, often with mathematical elements.
- 314/3 BC, Athens
- Western philosophy
Apr 16, 2024 · Xenocrates (died 314 bc, Athens) was a Greek philosopher, pupil of Plato, and successor of Speusippus as the head of the Greek Academy, which Plato founded about 387 bc.In the company of Aristotle he left Athens after Plato’s death in 348/347, returning in 339 on his election as head of the Academy, where he remained until his death.
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Jul 25, 2003 · Xenocrates. Xenocrates (of Chalcedon, a city on the Asian side of the Bosporus opposite Byzantium, according to Diogenes Laertius (D.L.) iv 14), became head of the Academy after Speusippus died, in 339/338 (“in the second year of the 110th Olympiad”). D.L. says he held that position for twenty-five years, and died at 82.
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Xenocrates. 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. He was loyal to the ideas of Plato, and responsible ...
Xenocrates of Chalcedon was a student of Plato who entered the Academy in Athens in about 376 BC. In about 367 BC Xenocrates accompanied Plato on his journey to Syracuse following the death of Dionysius I. Xenocrates left Athens with Aristotle after Plato 's death in 347 BC when they were both invited to Assos.
Jul 25, 2003 · Xenocrates. First published Fri Jul 25, 2003; substantive revision Fri Aug 22, 2008. Xenocrates (of Chalcedon), according to Diogenes Laertius (D.L.) iv 14, became head of the Academy after Speusippus died, in 339/338 (“in the second year of the 110th Olympiad”). D.L. says he held that position for twenty-five years, and died at 82.
Xenocrates was a Greek philosopher and a disciple of Plato who succeeded Speusippus as head of the Academy. He divided philosophy into logic, physics, and ethics, and identified mathematical objects and Platonic Ideas as substances.
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