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Speusippus (/ s p juː ˈ s ɪ p ə s /; Greek: Σπεύσιππος; c. 408 – 339/8 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. Speusippus was Plato's nephew by his sister Potone. After Plato's death, c. 348 BC, Speusippus inherited the Academy, near age 60, and remained its head for the next eight
May 22, 2003 · Speusippus of Athens was the son of Plato’s sister Potone; he became head of the Academy on Plato’s death in 348/347 and remained its head for eight years (Diogenes Laertius iv 1), apparently until his death. His date of birth is harder to get a fix on; it has reasonably been estimated at ca. 410.
Speusippus (died 339/338 bc) was a Greek philosopher who became head, or scholarch, of the Greek Academy after the death in 347 bc of Plato, who had founded it in 387. A nephew and disciple of Plato, Speusippus accompanied him on his journey to Sicily in 361.
May 18, 2018 · SPEUSIPPUS. ( b. Athens, ca. 408 b.c.; d. Athens, 339 b.c.) philosophy. Speusippus’ father was Eurymedon, and his mother was Plato’s sister Potone. A member of the Academy, he became its head after Plato’s death. He was a friend of Dion and supported his political plans.
Quick Reference. ( c .407–339bc) Plato's nephew and successor as head of the Academy from 347 to 339. Under Speusippus the Academy took the turn towards abstract mathematical studies, and the virtual equation of philosophy and mathematics, that probably led to the withdrawal of Aristotle. From: Speusippus in The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy »
Speusippus, nephew of Plato and his successor as head of the Academy from 34 to7 339, has received, both as man and as philosopher, a pretty raw deal from history. Very few reliable facts about his life survive (Diogenes Laertius here falling below even
A Critical Study with a Collection of the Related Texts and Commentary. Series: Philosophia Antiqua, Volume: 39. Author: L. Tarán.
SPEUSIPPUS (circa 407-339 B.C.) (Head of the Academy, 347-339 B.C.) The foregoing is the best account of Plato that we were able to compile after a diligent examination of the authorities.
The most original and influential aspect of Speusippus’ thought is his discussion of the nature of the first principles, in particular, his development of Plato's notions of the One and the indefinite Dyad (which Speusippus called the ‘One and Multiplicity’), and his attempt to explain how the totality of being came to be from these ...
Speusippos was a Greek philosopher and mathematician who was born in 407 BC (Athens). He was the nephew of Plato and, after his death, the second head of the Platonic Academy. Of the works of Speusippus, only a fragment of On Pythagorean Numbers survives.
