Clinomachus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by KasparBot (talk | contribs) at 22:23, 23 June 2015 (embed {{Authority control}} with wikidata information). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Clinomachus (Greek: Κλεινόμαχος; 4th-century BCE), was a Megarian philosopher from Thurii. He is said by Diogenes Laërtius to have been the first who composed treatises on the fundamental principles of dialectics,[1] and he is described as the founder of the Dialectical school.[2] According to the Suda, he was the disciple of Euclid of Megara,[3] and he taught Bryson, the teacher of Pyrrho.[4] He thus lived towards the earlier half of the 4th century BC.

Notes

  1. ^ Diogenes Laërtius, ii. 112
  2. ^ Diogenes Laërtius, i. 19, where the text refers to "Clitomachus."
  3. ^ Suda, Sokrates
  4. ^ Suda, Pyrrhon

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)