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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