Demetrios Lakon
Demetrios Lakon was a Greek philosopher of the second century BC. Chr.
He was an Epicurean and a friend of Zeno of Sidon . His studies covered numerous areas such as mathematics , physics , ethics , grammar and rhetoric . He is also the author of a Hippocrates dictionary. Fragments of one of his works were found in the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum .
Text output
- Enzo Puglia (ed.): Demetrio Lacone, Aporie testuali ed esegetiche in Epicuro (PHerc. 1012) . Bibliopolis, Napoli 1988, ISBN 88-7088-199-7 (edition with Italian translation and commentary)
literature
- Tiziano Dorandi : Démétrios Lacon . In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques , Vol. 2, CNRS Éditions, Paris 1994, ISBN 2-271-05195-9 , pp. 637-641
- Michael Erler : Demetrios Lakon. In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy . The philosophy of antiquity , Vol. 4/1: The Hellenistic Philosophy , Schwabe, Basel 1994, ISBN 3-7965-0930-4 , pp. 256-267
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Demetrios Lakon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |