Panthoides

Panthoides ( ancient Greek Πανθοίδης; * in the 4th century BC; † in the 3rd century BC) was a Greek philosopher of antiquity . Occasionally, in terms of the history of philosophy, he is assigned to the megarists . Almost nothing is known about the life and teaching of the Panthoid.

Lore

Panthoides is only known from four mentions in ancient literature. Two can be found in Diogenes Laertios , others in Sextus Empiricus and Epictetus .

Life

Panthoides' life dates are unknown. What is known is that around 280 BC Chr. Lykon from the Troad studied with him. Diogenes Laertios calls Panthoides a "dialectician", but does not list him among the successors of Euclid of Megara . A position at Sextus Empiricus speaks in favor of such a succession, who, together with Eubulides of Miletus , Alexinos and Bryson of Herakleia (all Megarians), mentions him as someone who dealt solely with logic and ignored other areas of philosophy.

Teaching

Diogenes Laertios reports that Panthoides wrote a work on amphibolias ( Perì amphiboliṓn ). Epictetus reports of an objection of the Panthoides against a statement made by Diodoros Kronos ("Everything true in the past is necessary"), which is not explained further .

Source collections

Klaus Döring : The mega-riders. Annotated Collection of Testimonies , Grüner, Amsterdam 1971, (Studies on Ancient Philosophy 2), ISBN 90-6032-003-4
Gabriele Giannantoni (Ed.): Socratis et Socraticorum Reliquiae , Volume 2, Bibliopolis, Naples 1990, Section II-Q ( online )
Robert Muller: Les mégariques. Fragments et témoignages , Vrin, Paris 1985

literature

Klaus Döring: Diodoros Kronos, Philon, Panthoides . In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy . The philosophy of antiquity . Volume 2/1, Schwabe, Basel 1998, ISBN 3-7965-1036-1 , pp. 221-230.

Individual evidence

^ Klaus Döring: Diodoros Kronos, Philon, Panthoides . In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy. The philosophy of antiquity . Volume 2/1, Schwabe, Basel 1998, pp. 221–230, here: p. 221.
^ Diogenes Laertios, On the Lives and Teachings of Famous Philosophers 5,68.
^ Sextus Empiricus, Adversus mathematicos 7.13.
^ Klaus Döring: Diodoros Kronos, Philon, Panthoides . In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy. The philosophy of antiquity . Volume 2/1, Schwabe, Basel 1998, pp. 221–230, here: p. 222.
↑ Diogenes Laertios, On the Lives and Teachings of Famous Philosophers 7,193.
↑ Epiktet, Dissertationes 2,19,5.
^ Klaus Döring: Diodoros Kronos, Philon, Panthoides . In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy. The philosophy of antiquity . Volume 2/1, Schwabe, Basel 1998, pp. 221–230, here: p. 229.

personal data
SURNAME	Panthoides
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greek philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH	4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	3rd century BC Chr.

[1] Klaus Döring: Diodoros Kronos, Philon, Panthoides . In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy. The philosophy of antiquity . Volume 2/1, Schwabe, Basel 1998, pp. 221–230, here: p. 221.

[2] Diogenes Laertios, On the Lives and Teachings of Famous Philosophers 5,68.

[3] Sextus Empiricus, Adversus mathematicos 7.13.

[4] Klaus Döring: Diodoros Kronos, Philon, Panthoides . In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy. The philosophy of antiquity . Volume 2/1, Schwabe, Basel 1998, pp. 221–230, here: p. 222.

[5] Diogenes Laertios, On the Lives and Teachings of Famous Philosophers 7,193.

[6] Epiktet, Dissertationes 2,19,5.

[7] Klaus Döring: Diodoros Kronos, Philon, Panthoides . In: Hellmut Flashar (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy. The philosophy of antiquity . Volume 2/1, Schwabe, Basel 1998, pp. 221–230, here: p. 229.