Speusippus S Philosophers

Speusippus S Philosophers

Speusippus of Athens, fl. mid-4th century BC. Plato's nephew, who headed the Academy following Plato's death. Some of his writings on numbers have survived; however, he is best remembered for his denial of Plato's forms.

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Lives of the Philosophers: Life of Speusippus - Section on this ancient thinker by Diogenes Laertius, as translated by C.D. Yonge.
The Unwritten Doctrines: Plato's Answer to Speusippus - An essay by John Pepple, arguing that Plato's later works include a response to Speusippus' rejection of the Platonic forms.
Speusippus - Brief entry from the 2001 Columbia Encyclopedia.

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