Alcmaeon of Croton belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Alcmaeon of Croton as 5th-century BC Greek physician and philosopher.
Alcmaeon of Croton was born at Crotone in -600.
Philosophy then was taught in person and preserved by students; what survives often reaches us through the summaries of opponents.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
Alcmaeon of Croton died in -500, aged 100. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Fields: philosophy
