Aristo of Ceos
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Aristo was a pupil of Lyco,[1] who had succeeded Strato as the head of the Peripatetic school from about 269 BC. After the death of Lyco (c. 225), Aristo probably succeeded him as the head of the school. Although Aristo was, according to Cicero,[2] a man of taste and elegance, he was deficient in gravity and energy, which prevented his writings from acquiring the popularity they otherwise deserved. This may have been one of the causes of their neglect and loss.
Judging from the scant extant fragments, his philosophical views seem to have followed his master Lyco pretty closely.
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References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Ariston, literary. 3". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. p. 310.
Further reading
- Fortenbaugh, W., White, S., Aristo of Ceos: Text, Translation, and Discussion. Transaction Publishers. (2006). ISBN 0-7658-0283-X