Lycon from the Troad
Lykon from Troas (* approx. 300 BC ; † 225 BC ) was an ancient Greek philosopher .
He was the fourth scholarch of Peripatos from 270/268 to 226/224 BC. Chr. Cicero wrote about him in his work De finibus bonorum et malorum that he was a good speaker, but had nothing to say.
literature
- Jean-Pierre Schneider: Lycon d'Alexandrie (?) De Troade. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques . Volume 4, CNRS Éditions, Paris 2005, ISBN 2-271-06386-8 , pp. 197–200 (see also p. 196)
- Robert W. Sharples : Lykon 4. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 7, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01477-0 , column 566 f.
- Kai Brodersen , Bernhard Zimmermann (ed.): People of the ancient world . Metzler, Stuttgart, Weimar, 2004, ISBN 3-476-02023-1 , p. 132.
- Fritz Wehrli , Georg Wöhrle , Leonid Zhmud : The Peripatos until the beginning of the Roman Empire. In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy . The philosophy of antiquity. Volume 3: Older Academy - Aristotle - Peripatos. 2nd edition, Schwabe, Basel 2004, ISBN 3-7965-1998-9 , pp. 493-666, here: 614 f.
Remarks
- ↑ Cicero, De finibus bonorum et malorum 5:13.
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| SURNAME | Lycon from the Troad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 300 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 225 BC Chr. |