Xenocrates (/ z ə ˈ n ɒ k r ə ˌ t iː z /; Greek: Ξενοκράτης; c. 396/5 – 314/3 BC [1]) of Chalcedon was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and leader of the Platonic Academy from 339/8 to 314/3 BC.

Xenocrates (died 314 bc, Athens) was a Greek philosopher, pupil of Plato, and successor of Speusippus as the head of the Greek Academy, which Plato founded about 387 bc. In the company of Aristotle he left Athens after Plato’s death in 348/347, returning in 339 on his election as head of the Academy, where he remained until his death.

Jul 25, 2003 · Xenocrates (of Chalcedon, a city on the Asian side of the Bosporus opposite Byzantium, according to Diogenes Laertius (D.L.) iv 14), became head of the Academy after Speusippus died, in 339/338 (“in the second year of the 110th Olympiad”). D.L. says he held that position for twenty-five years, and died at 82.

Feb 16, 2025 · Xenocrates (396–314 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician who played a crucial role in shaping the development of Platonic thought. Born in Chalcedon, a city on the Asian side of the Bosporus, he became one of the most distinguished students of Plato at the Academy in Athens.

Xenocrates (Ξενοκράτης) of Chalcedon (396 – 314 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and third scholarch or rector of the Academy from 339 to 314 B.C.E. His thought is known to us only through the commentaries of Aristotle , Proclus , Themistius and other Greek philosophers.

Xenocrates was a student of Plato and, as head of the Academy from 339 b.c. to 314/313 b.c., was one of the founders of the ancient Academic tradition. He entered the Academy (in 378 b.c. at the earliest or 373 b.c. at the lastest) and about ten years laster accompanied Plato to Syracuse, the latter’s second or third voyage to that city.

Xenocrates was a Greek philosopher and mathematician, who was born in 396 BC in Chalcedon. In 376 BC, he went to Athens to enter Plato’s academy as a student. He also accompanied Plato to Syracuse after the death of Dionysius.

He was an early believer in the atomic theory and originated the classical distinction between mind, body and soul. Xenocrates of Chalcedon was a student of Plato who entered the Academy in Athens in about 376 BC.

Xenocrates (zĬnŏk´rətēz), 396–314 BC, Greek philosopher, b. Chalcedon, successor of Speusippus as head of the Academy. He was a disciple of Plato, whom he accompanied to Sicily in 361 BC His ascetic life and noble character greatly influenced his pupils.

Xenocrates (/ zəˈnɒkrəˌtiːz /; Greek: Ξενοκράτης; c. 396/5 – 314/3 BC) of Chalcedon was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339/8 to 314/3 BC. His teachings followed those of Plato, which he attempted to define more closely, often with mathematical elements.