Euclid of Megara
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Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Euclid of Megara canonical | 16 |
| Euclides of Megara | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Megarian philosopher
ⓘ
ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ founder of philosophical school ⓘ |
| activity | developing logical paradoxes and arguments ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eleatic school
ⓘ
surface form:
Eleatic philosophy
Socratic tradition ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Antisthenes
ⓘ
Aristippus ⓘ
surface form:
Aristippus of Cyrene
Plato ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| era | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| floruit | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| founded | Megarian school ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eleatic school
ⓘ
Parmenides ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| knownFor |
combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic
ⓘ
founding the Megarian school of philosophy ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
dialectic
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| method |
dialectic
ⓘ
eristic argument ⓘ |
| movement | Megarian school ⓘ |
| name | Euclid of Megara self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor | early development of propositional logic tendencies in Greek thought ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Clinomachus
ⓘ
Eubulides of Miletus ⓘ Ichthyas of Megara ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalIdea |
denial of plurality of forms of the Good
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the Good is one and identical with Being ⓘ use of eristic and dialectical argumentation ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Megarian school ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Megara ⓘ |
| region | Megara ⓘ |
| studentOf | Socrates ⓘ |
| taught |
Clinomachus
ⓘ
Eubulides of Miletus ⓘ Ichthyas of Megara ⓘ |
| tradition |
Eleatic school
ⓘ
School of Socrates ⓘ
surface form:
Socratic school
|
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Euclides of Megara
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Euclides of Megara