Hermarchus
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Hermarchus or Hermarch (, Hermarkhos; 325 – c. 250 BC), sometimes incorrectly written Hermachus (Ἕρμαχoς, Hermakhos), was an Epicurean philosopher. He was the disciple and successor of Epicurus as head of the school. None of his writings survives. He wrote works directed against Plato, Aristotle, and Empedocles. A fragment from his Against Empedocles, preserved by Porphyry, discusses the need for law in society. His views on the nature of the gods are quoted by Philodemus.
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- Philosopher.name
- Hermarchus
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- Philosopher.caption
- Roman marble bust of Hermarchus
- Philosopher.region
- Western philosophy
- Philosopher.birth_date
- 325 BC
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Mytilene
- Philosopher.death_date
- c. 250 BC (aged approx. 75)
- Philosopher.era
- Hellenistic philosophy
- Philosopher.school_tradition
- Epicureanism
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- male
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- Greece
- Place of birth
- Mytilene
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Student of
- Epicurus
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Movement
- Epicureanism
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Hermarchus or Hermarch (, Hermarkhos; 325 – c. 250 BC), sometimes incorrectly written Hermachus (Ἕρμαχoς, Hermakhos), was an Epicurean philosopher. He was the disciple and successor of Epicurus as head of the school. None of his writings survives. He wrote works directed against Plato, Aristotle, and Empedocles. A fragment from his Against Empedocles, preserved by Porphyry, discusses the need for law in society. His views on the nature of the gods are quoted by Philodemus.
==Life== Hermarchus was a son of Agemarchus, a poor man of Mytilene (in insular Greece), and was at first brought up as a rhetorician, but afterwards became a faithful disciple of Epicurus, who left to him his garden, and appointed him his successor as the head of his school, about 270 BC. He died in the house of Lysias at an advanced age, and left behind him the reputation of a great philosopher. Cicero has preserved a letter of Epicurus addressed to him.
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