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Theodorus of Cyrene (Greek: Θεόδωρος ὁ Κυρηναῖος, translit. Theódōros ho Kyrēnaîos) was an ancient Greek mathematician who lived during the 5th century BC. The only first-hand accounts of him that survive are in three of Plato's dialogues: the Theaetetus, the Sophist, and the Statesman.
Theodorus of Cyrene was a pupil of Protagoras and himself the tutor of Plato, teaching him mathematics, and also the tutor of Theaetetus. Plato travelled to and from Egypt and on such occasions he spent time with Theodorus in Cyrene.
THEODORUS OF CYRENE (b. Cyrene, North Africa, ca. 465 b.c.; d. cyrene [?], after 399 b.c.) mathematics. Theodorus was the mathematical tutor of Plato and Theaetetus and is known for his contribution to the early development of the theory of irrational quantities. Iamblichus includes him in his catalog of Pythagoreans 1.
Theodorus "the Atheist" (Greek: Θεόδωρος ὁ ἄθεος, translit. Theódōros ho átheos; c. 340 – c. 250 BCE), of Cyrene, was a Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school. He lived in both Greece and Alexandria, before ending his days in his native city of Cyrene.
This chapter examines the significance of all the named Cyrenaics, as well as the culture of ancient Cyrene, and introduces the members of the Cyrenaic movement.
Jul 7, 2023 · The Cyrenaics were a philosophical school of thought founded c. 4th century BCE by Aristippus of Cyrene (l. c. 435-356 BCE) who taught that sensual pleasure was the highest good and only worthwhile pursuit in life. Known as the first hedonistic school, Cyrenaicsim was eventually replaced by the more comprehensive philosophy of Epicureanism.
Theodorus of Cyrene (Greek: Θεόδωρος ὁ Κυρηναῖος, translit. Theódōros ho Kyrēnaîos) was an ancient Greek mathematician who lived during the 5th century BC. The only first-hand accounts of him that survive are in three of Plato's dialogues: the Theaetetus, the Sophist, and the Statesman .
Feb 6, 2020 · Ancient Libyan Greek mathematician best known for the mathematical theorem now known as the Spiral of Theodorus. Taught mathematics to Plato . Proved that the square roots of the natural numbers from $3$ to $17$, except for $4$, $9$ and $16$, are irrational .
Theodore of Cyrene was a Greek philosopher who was born in 340 BC and was the founder of the Theodoric movement. He was also known as Atheos (a nickname related to his criticism of religious belief).
Jan 15, 2019 · Plato’s Theaetetus is a dialogue devoted to the question of what knowledge (epistêmê) is; the narrators recount a conversation that Socrates had the day before his trial with Theodorus of Cyrene, who teaches geometry at Athens, and his young student, Theaetetus, who would later go on to make some important mathematical discoveries.
