Diogenes Laertius cites Alcidamas for the statement that Empedocles emulated Anaxagoras and Pythagoras in his dignity of bearing and the philosophy of nature. Contrary to the standard view, I shall argue that Alcidamas made Empedocles imitate Anaxagoras in his manners and Pythagoras in his teaching.

Translated title of the contributionПодражание Эмпедокла Анаксагору и Пифагору (D.L. 8.56)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)453-457
Number of pages5
JournalApeiron
Volume51
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2018

    Scopus subject areas

  • Arts and Humanities(all)

    Research areas

  • Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Pythagoras, Diogenes Laertius

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