Polemon

Greek philosopher and scholarch (died 270/269 BC) · Academics · Died 270 BC

Polemon of Athens was an eminent Greek Platonist philosopher and Plato's third successor as scholarch from 314/313 to 270/269 BC. A pupil of Xenocrates, he believed that philosophy should be practiced rather than just studied, and he placed the highest good in living according to nature.

Polemon is read about 23 times a day, in 26 languages.

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The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Xenocrates Taught Polemon
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Crates of Athens Studied under Polemon

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