Philosopher

Alcinous (philosopher)

Overview

Alcinous (Greek: Ἀλκίνοος Alkinoos) was a Middle Platonist philosopher. He probably lived in the 2nd century AD, although nothing is known about his life. He is the author of The Handbook of Platonism, an epitome of Middle Platonism intended as a manual for teachers. He has, at times, been identified by some scholars with the 2nd century Middle Platonist Albinus.

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Philosophers who discussed Alcinous (philosopher)

• Albinus (philosopher)

Ideas Alcinous (philosopher) discusses

• Neopythagoreanism
• Galen
• Philosophy
• Ancient Greek
• Alexander of Aphrodisias
• Works of Aristotle
• Apuleius
• Middle Platonism
• Stoicism
• Plutarch
• Numenius of Apamea
• Theory of forms
• Pythagoreanism
• God
• Peripatetic school
• Daimon
• Albinus (philosopher)
• Maximus of Tyre

Place in the tradition

Part of Italian philosophy.

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