Philosopher
Hermarchus
Overview
Hermarchus or Hermarch (Ancient Greek: Ἕρμαρχoς, Hermarkhos; c. 325 – c. 250 BC), sometimes incorrectly written Hermachus (Ἕρμαχoς, Hermakhos), was an Epicurean philosopher. He was the disciple and successor of Epicurus as head of the school. None of his writings survives. He wrote works directed against Plato, Aristotle, and Empedocles. A fragment from his Against Empedocles, preserved by Porphyry, discusses the need for law in society. His views on the nature of the gods are quoted by Philodemus.
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Philosophers who discussed Hermarchus
Ideas Hermarchus discusses
- Epicurus
- Hellenistic philosophy
- Western philosophy
- Mytilene
- Progress
- Plato
- Rhetoric
- Philodemus
- Theology
- Aristotle
- Society
- Epicureanism
- Deity
- Cicero
- Rationality
- Porphyry of Tyre
- Diogenes Laertius
- Ethics
- Empedocles
- Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the younger)
- On Abstinence from Eating Animals
Place in the tradition
Part of Epicureanism.