Strato of Lampsacus

ancient Greek philosopher

Strato of Lampsacus is remembered for arguments the next generation could not ignore.

The record lists Strato of Lampsacus as ancient Greek philosopher.

Strato of Lampsacus was born at Lampsacus in -334.

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 natural philosophy and physics.

A philosophical position survives not by being proved but by resisting every attempt to dispose of it.

Strato of Lampsacus died in -268, aged 66. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.

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