Philosopher
Alcmaeon of Croton
Overview
Alcmaeon of Croton (; Greek: Ἀλκμαίων ὁ Κροτωνιάτης, Alkmaiōn, gen.: Ἀλκμαίωνος; fl. 5th century BC) was an early Greek medical writer and philosopher-scientist. He has been described as one of the most eminent natural philosophers and medical theorists of antiquity and he has also been referred to as "a thinker of considerable originality and one of the greatest philosophers, naturalists, and neuroscientists of all time." His work in biology has been described as remarkable, and his originality likely made him a pioneer. Because of difficulties dating Alcmaeon's birth, his importance has been neglected.
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Philosophers who discussed Alcmaeon of Croton
Ideas Alcmaeon of Croton discusses
- History
- Anaximander
- Galen
- Phaedo
- Philosophy
- Anaximenes of Miletus
- Immortality
- Cosmology
- Geometry
- Mind
- Meteorology
- Astrology
- Observation
- Plato
- Pythagoras
- Medical doctor
- Physiology
- Plutarch
- Ionian school (philosophy)
- Scientist
- Ancient Greek religion
- Soul
- Pythagoreanism
- Pre-Socratic philosophy
Place in the tradition
Part of Parmenides.