Eudorus of Alexandria
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Middle Platonist philosopher
Platonist
Pythagorean-influenced philosopher
ancient Greek philosopher
philosopher
Eudorus of Alexandria was an influential 1st-century BCE philosopher whose work helped shape Middle Platonism by reinterpreting Plato through Pythagorean and other earlier Greek traditions.
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| instanceOf |
Middle Platonist philosopher
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Platonist ⓘ Pythagorean-influenced philosopher ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| approximateDate | active in the late 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Pythagorean interpretation of Platonic metaphysics
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ethical ideal of assimilation to god as far as possible ⓘ hierarchical ordering of first principles ⓘ priority of the highest principle over the One and the Dyad ⓘ |
| era |
Hellenistic philosophy
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late Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early architect of Middle Platonist systematization of Plato
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mediator between Platonism and Pythagoreanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Middle Platonism
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later Platonist commentators ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Old Academy
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Plato ⓘ Pythagoras NERFINISHED ⓘ Pythagorean tradition ⓘ earlier Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contribution to the formation of Middle Platonism
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emphasis on a highest principle above the One ⓘ ethical interest in living according to nature ⓘ reinterpreting Plato through Pythagorean doctrines ⓘ systematic reinterpretation of Platonism ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| name | Eudorus of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
attempt to construct a unified doctrinal system from Plato and Pythagoreans
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influence on later Platonist metaphysical schemata ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
cosmology
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Middle Platonism
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Platonism ⓘ Pythagoreanism ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
reports in Simplicius
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reports in Stobaeus ⓘ testimonia in later doxographical sources ⓘ |
| survivingWorks | known only through fragments and testimonia ⓘ |
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