Antipater of Tarsus
Antipater of Tarsus (* before 200 BC in Tarsus , † 129 BC in Athens ) was an ancient Greek philosopher .
Antipater was born in the 3rd century. He came to Athens and there joined a school of philosophy, the Stoa , the head of the school ( Scholarch ) at that time Diogenes of Seleukia "the Babylonian". After Diogenes' death, shortly before 150, he became his successor. He defended the stoic doctrine in numerous writings against attacks by the skeptic Karneades , who was then head of the Platonic Academy . He avoided an oral argument with the dreaded debater Karneades. Hence he was nicknamed " Feather Screamers " ( kalamoboas ).
Antipater died in 129 BC. By drinking a cup of poison. His most important student and successor as the Scholarch of the Stoa was Panaitios .
literature
- Hans von Arnim : Antipatros 26 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2515 f.
- Bernadette Puech, Christian Guérard: Antipatros de Tarse . In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques , Vol. 1, CNRS, Paris 1989, ISBN 2-222-04042-6 , pp. 219-223; Addendum by Richard Goulet in the volume Supplément , Paris 2003, ISBN 2-271-06175-X , p. 74 f.
- Peter Steinmetz : Antipater from Tarsus . In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy . The Philosophy of Antiquity , Vol. 4: The Hellenistic Philosophy , 2nd half volume, Schwabe, Basel 1994, ISBN 3-7965-0930-4 , pp. 637-645
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| SURNAME | Antipater of Tarsus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarsus |
| DATE OF DEATH | 129 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | Athens |