Clinomachus

Kleinomachos of Thurii was a Greek philosopher of ancient, probably of the 4th century BC It is one of him to the flow of the Megarians.

There are no writings receive Kleinomachos ', a few testimonies (ancient reports on the life and teachings ) can be found in Diogenes Laertius and the authors Pseudo- Galen and in the Suda ( Encyclopedia of the 9th century ).

Life

According to ancient reports Kleinomachos was a pupil of the philosopher Euclid of Megara. Speusippos made ​​Kleinomachos for the title character of his lost dialogues.

Teaching

Diogenes Laertius has narrated that Kleinomachos wrote the first " about statements ( axiōmátōn ) and predicates ( katēgorēmátōn ) and such things." Klaus Döring comments: " Behind this note is merit to conceal the development of the dialectic, which are larger than we are still tangible today."

Source collections

  • Klaus Döring: The Megarians. Annotated collection of testimonies, Green, Amsterdam 1971 ( Studies on ancient philosophy 2), ISBN 90-6032-003-4
  • Gabriele Gianna Toni ( ed.): Socratis et Socraticorum Reliquiae, Volume 2, Bibliopolis, Naples, 1990, Section II -I ( online)
  • Robert Muller: Les mégariques. Fragments et témoignages, Vrin, Paris 1985, p 29
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