Polemon of Athens

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Polemon of Athens was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Platonic tradition who led the Academy in the early 3rd century BCE and emphasized practical ethics and living in accordance with nature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Platonist philosopher
ancient Greek philosopher
person
scholarch of the Academy
activeInCentury 3rd century BCE
4th century BCE
associatedWithPlace Academy of Athens
surface form: Academy in Athens
countryOfCitizenship Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
dateOfDeath circa 270 BCE
educatedAt Academy of Athens
surface form: Platonic Academy
era Classical Greek philosophy
Hellenistic philosophy
ethicalView alignment with nature as ethical standard
virtue sufficient for happiness
ethnicOrigin Greek
gender male
influenced Arcesilaus
Crates of Athens
Stoic ethics
Zeno of Citium
influencedBy Plato
Xenocrates
knownFor austere and disciplined lifestyle
turning from a dissolute youth to a serious philosopher
knownFrom testimonies of later authors
language Ancient Greek
mainInterest ethics
practical philosophy
memberOf Academy of Athens
surface form: Platonic Academy
mentionedBy Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
surface form: Diogenes Laertius
name Polemon of Athens self-link
notableIdea emphasis on practical ethics
living in accordance with nature
virtue as the goal of life
philosophicalSchool Old Academy
Platonism
placeOfDeath Athens
placeOfOrigin Athens
positionHeld head of the Platonic Academy
scholarch of the Platonic Academy
predecessor Xenocrates
studentOf Xenocrates
successor Crates of Athens
taught in the garden of the Academy
teachingFocus application of philosophy to daily life
moral character formation
worksStatus writings lost

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Academy of Athens headOfSchool Polemon of Athens
subject surface form: Academy of Athens (ancient)
Xenocrates influenced Polemon of Athens
Xenocrates successor Polemon of Athens
Polemon of Athens name Polemon of Athens self-link
Crates of Athens studentOf Polemon of Athens
Crates of Athens predecessor Polemon of Athens
Crates of Athens influencedBy Polemon of Athens