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"The Heirs of Plato is the first book exclusively devoted to an in-depth study of the various directions in philosophy taken by Plato's followers in the first seventy years or so following his death in 347 B.C. - the period generally known as 'The Old Academy'. Speusippus, Xenocrates, and Polemon, the three successive heads of the Academy in this period, though personally devoted to the memory of Plato, were independent philosophers in their own right, and felt free to develop his heritage in individual directions. This is also true of other personalities attached to the school, such as Philippus of Opus, Heraclides of Pontus, and Crantor of Soli." Dillon's clear and accessible book fills a significant gap in our understanding of Plato's immediate philosophical influence, and will be of great value to scholars and historians of ancient philosophy.
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- Author/s Dillon, John
- ISBN13 9780198237662
- ISBN10 0198237669
- Pages 252
- Published 2003
- Language English
The heirs of Plato: a study of the Old Academy (347-274 BC)
- Author John Dillon
- Publisher OXFORD U.P.
- ISBN 9780198237662
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