Aristotle of Cyrene
Aristotle of Cyrene ( ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης ὁ Κυρηναῖος Aristotélēs hò Kyrēnaíos , Latinized Aristotle Cyrenaicus ) was a Greek ancient philosopher from Cyrene , who probably lived around the 4th century BC. Lived. Occasionally he is counted among the Cyrenaics .
Almost nothing is known about Aristotle of Cyrene. According to Diogenes Laertios , he was a teacher of the historian Clitarchus and the philosopher Simmias of Syracuse . It has been questioned whether he actually belongs to the school of the Cyrenaic. Also based on Diogenes Laertios, he wrote a work on poetics . According to Claudius Aelianus , he is said to have been of the opinion that one should not do oneself a favor because it can be difficult to repay and one appears ungrateful if one does not do that.
Clement of Alexandria mentions an athlete Aristotle of Cyrene at one point.
Text output
- Gabriele Giannantoni (Ed.): Socratis et Socraticorum reliquiae , Volume 2, Bibliopolis, Naples 1990, Section IV-E ( online )
literature
- Françoise Caujolle-Zaslawsky: Aristote de Cyrène. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 1, CNRS, Paris 1989, ISBN 2-222-04042-6 , p. 411
- Klaus Döring: Aristoteles 7. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 1, Metzler, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-476-01471-1 , Sp. 1145.
Footnotes
- ^ Diogenes Laertios, On the Lives and Teachings of Famous Philosophers 2, 113.
- ^ Tiziano Dorandi: Chronology . In: Keimpe Algra et al. (Ed.): The Cambridge History of Hellenistic Philosophy , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999, p. 47.
- ↑ Diogenes Laertios, On the Lives and Teachings of Famous Philosophers 5:35.
- ↑ Claudius Aelianus, Varia historia 10, 8.
- ^ Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 3, 6, 50-3, 6, 51.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aristotle of Cyrene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century BC BC or 4th century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cyrene |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |