Peripatetic means "wandering". The Peripatetics were a school of philosophy in ancient Greece. Their teachings derived from that of their founder, Aristotle. Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. ... Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ...

Aristotle founded the Peripatetic school in 335 BC when he first opened his philosophical school at the Lyceum in Athens. The name of the school derives from the Greek word for walking: either from covered walkways at the Lyceum known as peripatoi, or Aristotle's penchant for walking while he lectured. Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC Years: 340 BC 339 BC 338 BC 337 BC 336 BC - 335 BC - 334 BC 333 BC... A lyceum can be an educational institution (often a school of secondary education in Europe), or a public hall used for cultural events like concerts. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...

The most prominent member of the Peripatetic school after Aristotle was Strato of Lampsacus, who increased the naturalistic elements of Aristotle's philosophy and embraced a form of atheism. Strato of Lampsacus (c. ... Atheism is the absence of belief, or an active disbelief, in the existence of gods, thus contrasting with theism. ...

Members of the Peripatetic School include:

• Theophrastus
• Aristoxenus
• Satyrus
• Eudemos of Rhodes
• Andronicus of Rhodes

Theophrastus, the successor of Aristotle in the Peripatetic school, a native of Eresus in Lesbos, was born c. ... Aristoxenus of Tarentum (4th century BC) was a Greek peripatetic philosopher, and writer on music and rhythm. ... Satyrus is the name of a number of figures from the ancient world. ... Andronicus of Rhodes (c. ...

See also

Peripatetic axiom The Peripatetic axiom is: Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses. ...