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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polemon of Athens canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonist philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ person ⓘ scholarch of the Academy ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
3rd century BCE
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4th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Academy of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy in Athens
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| dateOfDeath | circa 270 BCE ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Academy of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Platonic Academy
|
| era |
Classical Greek philosophy
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Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| ethicalView |
alignment with nature as ethical standard
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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
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surface form:
Diogenes Laertius
|
| name | Polemon of Athens self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
emphasis on practical ethics
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Academy of Athens (ancient)