Syrianus

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Syrianus was a prominent 5th-century Neoplatonist philosopher and head of the Athenian Platonic Academy, known especially as the teacher of Proclus and commentator on Aristotle and Plato.

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Syrianus canonical 7

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instanceOf Late Antique philosopher ⓘ
Neoplatonist philosopher ⓘ
commentator on Aristotle ⓘ
commentator on Plato ⓘ
head of the Platonic Academy ⓘ
activeInCentury 5th century ⓘ
associatedWith Athenian Platonic Academy ⓘ
pagan revival in 5th-century Athens ⓘ
birthPlace Alexandria ⓘ
commentedOn Aristotle ⓘ
Plato ⓘ
commentedOnWork Aristotle's Categories ⓘ
Aristotle's De Interpretatione ⓘ
Aristotle's Metaphysics ⓘ
Aristotle's On the Heavens ⓘ
Aristotle's Prior Analytics ⓘ
Plato's Parmenides ⓘ
Plato's Timaeus ⓘ
linked to: Timaeus
deathPlace Athens ⓘ
doctrine defense of Plato against Aristotle ⓘ
hierarchical metaphysical structure of reality ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
influenced Hermias of Alexandria ⓘ
Proclus ⓘ
later Byzantine Platonists ⓘ
knownFor commentaries on Aristotle ⓘ
commentaries on Plato ⓘ
influence on Proclus ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
mainInterests cosmology ⓘ
logic ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
theology ⓘ
notableStudent Hermias of Alexandria ⓘ
Proclus ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Neoplatonism ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Athenian Neoplatonic school ⓘ
positionHeld scholarch of the Athenian Platonic Academy ⓘ
predecessor Plutarch of Athens ⓘ
region Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
religiousContext pagan Hellenic tradition ⓘ
sourceFor Proclus' metaphysical system ⓘ
studentOf Plutarch of Athens ⓘ
succeeded Plutarch of Athens ⓘ
successor Proclus ⓘ
teacherOf Hermias of Alexandria ⓘ
Proclus ⓘ

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