اسپئوسیپوس
Speusippus (; ; c. 408 – 339/8 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. Speusippus was Plato's nephew by his sister Potone. After Plato's death, c. 348 BC, Speusippus inherited the Academy, near age 60, and remained its head for the next eight years. However, following a stroke, he passed the chair to Xenocrates. Although the successor to Plato in the Academy, Speusippus frequently diverged from Plato's teachings. He rejected Plato's Theory of Forms, and whereas Plato had identified the Good with the ultimate principle, Speusippus maintained that the Good was merely secondary. He also argued that
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- Philosopher.region
- Western philosophy
- Philosopher.era
- Ancient philosophy
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- Speusippus in Thomas Stanley History of Philosophy.jpg
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- Speusippus, 17th-century engraving
- Philosopher.name
- Speusippus
- Philosopher.birth_date
- c. 408 BC
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Athens
- Philosopher.death_date
- 339/8 BC
- Philosopher.death_place
- Athens