Speusippus
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Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Speusippus canonical | 6 |
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Target entity: Speusippus Context triple: [Academy of Athens (ancient), notableStudent, Speusippus]
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Mnesicles
Mnesicles was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect best known for designing the monumental entrance complex to the Acropolis.
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Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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Aristocles
Aristocles was the given birth name of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy.
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Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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Antipater of Sidon
Antipater of Sidon was a 2nd-century BCE Greek poet best known for his epigrams and for composing one of the earliest surviving lists praising the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Speusippus Target entity description: Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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A.
Mnesicles
Mnesicles was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect best known for designing the monumental entrance complex to the Acropolis.
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B.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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C.
Aristocles
Aristocles was the given birth name of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy.
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D.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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E.
Antipater of Sidon
Antipater of Sidon was a 2nd-century BCE Greek poet best known for his epigrams and for composing one of the earliest surviving lists praising the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonist philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ head of the Academy ⓘ |
| activeIn | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Middle Platonism
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surface form:
Middle Platonism (via later reception)
Pythagorean number theory ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Athens ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| deathPlace | Athens ⓘ |
| era | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| headOf |
Academy of Athens
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surface form:
Platonic Academy
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| influenced |
Old Academy
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Xenocrates ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Plato
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Pythagoreanism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early developments in ethics
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early developments in metaphysics ⓘ succeeding Plato as head of the Academy ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academy of Athens
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surface form:
Platonic Academy
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| name | Speusippus self-link ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Xenocrates ⓘ |
| notableWork |
On Pythagorean Numbers
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On the Genera and Species ⓘ On the Soul ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
classification of knowledge into sciences
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distinction between One and Good ⓘ doctrine of multiple principles ⓘ gradation of beings from One to multiplicity ⓘ teleological view of the Good ⓘ |
| positionHeld | scholarch of the Academy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Plato ⓘ |
| relative | Plato ⓘ |
| schoolOrTradition |
Old Academy
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Platonism ⓘ |
| successor | Xenocrates ⓘ |
| uncle | Plato ⓘ |
| viewOnEthics |
held that virtue is sufficient for happiness with external conditions
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identified happiness with a state of perfection and completeness ⓘ |
| viewOnForms | rejected Plato’s separate Forms in favor of numbers and magnitudes ⓘ |
| viewOnGood | Good is a goal realized at the end of development ⓘ |
| viewOnSoul | soul is a self-moving number ⓘ |
| worksStatus | survives only in fragments and testimonia ⓘ |
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