Aristotle's School, by Gustav Adolph Spangenberg

The Peripatetics were members of a school of philosophy in ancient Greece. Their teachings derived from their founder, the Greek philosopher Aristotle and peripatetic (περιπατητικός) is a name given to his followers. As an adjective, often used to mean itinerant, wandering, meandering, or walking about. The Temple to Athena, the Parthenon Ancient Greece is a period in Greek history that lasted for around three thousand years. ... Classical (or early) Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. ... Aristotle (Greek: AristotélÄ“s) (384 BC – March 7, 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. ...

Background

The term means "the ones walking about". The name may derive from the public walk at the Lyceum in Athens which Aristotle and his disciples frequently took, where the covered walkways were known as peripatoi. However some writers on Aristotle suggest that the sect of his followers was called this because Aristotle walked about as he discoursed with his students.^{[citation needed]} 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. ... Nickname: Το κλεινόν άστυ Location of the city of Athens (red dot) within the Prefecture of Athens and Periphery of Attica Coordinates: Country Greece Peripheries Attica Prefecture Athens Founded circa 2000 BC Government  - Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis Area [1][2]  - City 38. ...

"Peripatetics" is also sometimes used to describe those philosophers not having any fixed academy or building.

Aristotle founded the Peripatetic school in 335 BCE when he first opened his philosophical school at the Lyceum. The most prominent member of the school after him was Strato of Lampsacus, who increased the naturalistic elements of Aristotle's philosophy and embraced a form of atheism. 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... Strato of Lampsacus (c. ... The 18th-century French author Baron dHolbach was one of the first self-described atheists. ...

According to some writers, the Peripatetics were not in fact the direct followers of Plato or Aristotle, but rather a set of admirers perpetually following the philosophers and their students in their daily walk. Such accounts also suggest that sometimes these "followers" were known for their use of drink and unruly behavior.^{[citation needed]}

Notable members of the school

Members of the Peripatetic School include:

• Theophrastus
• Aristoxenus
• Satyrus
• Eudemos of Rhodes
• Andronicus of Rhodes
• Olympiodorus the Elder
• Clearchus of Soli

Theophrastus (Greek Θεόφραστος, 370 — about 285 BC), a native of Eressos in Lesbos, was the successor of Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. ... 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. ... Eudemus of Rhodes (Ευδημος) was an ancient Greek philosopher, who lived from ca. ... Andronicus of Rhodes (c. ... Olympiodorus the Elder was a 5th century A.D. Peripatetic philosopher who taught in Alexandria, in the late years of the Western Roman Empire. ... Clearchus of Soli (), one of Aris­totles pupils, was the author of a number of works, none of which are extant. ...

References

Walter Kaufman, History of Ancient Philosophy Vol 1-2.

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