Crantor
3rd-century BC Greek Academic philosopher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about Crantor the Academic philosopher. For other uses, see Crantor (disambiguation).
Crantor of Soli (Greek: Κράντωρ, gen.: Κράντορος; died 276/5 BC[1]) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and member of the Old Academy who was the first philosopher to write commentaries on the works of Plato.
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Crantor of Soli | |
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Born | Mid 4th century BC |
Died | c. 276/5 BC |
Notable work | On Grief |
Era | Ancient philosophy |
Region | Ancient Greek philosophy |
School | Old Academy |
Institutions | Platonic Academy |
Notable students | Arcesilaus |
Main interests | Ethics |
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