Clitomachus (philosopher)
Clitomachus | |
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| Κλειτόμαχος | |
| Born | Hasdrubal (Ἀσδρούβας) c. 186 B.C. |
| Died | c. 110 B.C. |
| School | Academic skepticism |
| Institutions | Academy (scholarch) |
Clitomachus or Cleitomachus (Greek: Κλειτόμαχος, Kleitómakhos; 187/6–110/9 BC[1]) was a Greek philosopher, originally from Carthage,[2] who came to Athens in 163/2 BC[a] and studied philosophy under Carneades. He became head of the Academy around 127/6 BC. He was an Academic skeptic like his master. Nothing survives of his writings, which were dedicated to making known the views of Carneades, but Cicero made use of them for some of his works.
Life
Clitomachus was born in
Writings
Of his works, which amounted to 400 books,
Clitomachus probably treated the history of philosophy in his work on the philosophical sects: On the Schools of Thought (Greek: περί αἱρέσεων).[12]
Two of Clitomachus' works are known to have been dedicated to prominent Romans, the poet Gaius Lucilius and the one-time consul Lucius Marcius Censorinus,[13] suggesting that his work was known and appreciated in Rome.
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References
Citations
- ^ Dorandi 1999, p. 49.
- ^ "Cleitomachus | Greek philosopher". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ a b Dorandi 1999, p. 33.
- ^ Görler 1994, pp. 898–914.
- ^ Huss (1985), p. 566.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 531.
- ^ Cicero, de Oratore, i. 11.
- ^ Laërtius 1925, § 67.
- ^ Cicero, Tusculanae Quaestione, iii. 22.
- ^ Cicero, Academica, ii. 6, 31.
- ^ Cicero, Academica, ii. 31.
- ^ Laërtius 1925, § 92.
- ^ Cicero, Academica, ii. 32.
Bibliography
- Dorandi, Tiziano (1999). "Chapter 2: Chronology". In Algra, Keimpe; et al. (eds.). The Cambridge History of Hellenistic Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0521250283.
Lives of the Eminent Philosophers. Vol. 1:4. Translated by Hicks, Robert Drew(Two volume ed.). Loeb Classical Library.- Görler, Woldemar (1994). "Die Akademie zwischen Karneades und Philon". In Flashar, Hellmut (ed.). Grundriss der Geschichte der Philosophie, Die Philosophie der Antike, Bd. 4/2: Die hellenistische Philosophie, hrsg (in German) (2nd ed.). Basel: Schwabe. pp. 898–914. ISBN 3-7965-0930-4.
- Huss, Werner (1985), Geschichte der Karthager, Munich: C.H. Beck, ISBN 978-3406306549. (in German)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the Stahr, Adolph (1870). "Cleitomachus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 784.
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