A child of the Academy? : investigating Euclid's philosophical backgroundengURIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10795/3545philosophyphilosophy of sciencehistoryA prevalent idea among contemporary scholars is that Euclid belonged to, or was heavily influenced by the Platonic philosophical tradition. To a certain extent, this impression is not new; the quest for Euclid's philosophical background was probably triggered and enhanced by his late commentators, Greeks and Arabs, who appear confident that he had one. For instance, al-Qifti writes: 'Euclid...called the author of geometry, a philosopher of somewhat ancient date...' and al-Nadim in the Fihrist names Euclid as '...one of the mathematical philosophers...' Proclus, five centuries earlier than al-Nadim, was more specific: '[Euclid] was a follower of Plato by choice, and familiar with this philosophy'. In this paper, I propose to explore the extant accounts on Euclid's philosophical background. (Michalis Sialaros, University of London)creatorProject Final BeneficiaryProject Executing Organisation2012-12-15TextPlato's AcademyAncient AthensAncient GreecePhilosophical and scientific thoughtHistory of PhilosophyHistory of ScienceEuclid268201application/pdfhttp://repository.edulll.gr/edulll/bitstream/10795/3545/2/3545_Sialaros%20paper.pdfSaturday, December 15, 2012
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