Menedemus of Pyrrha

For Menedemus of Eretria, the founder of the Eretrian School of Philosophy, see Menedemus.

Menedemus of Pyrrha (Lesbos) (Greek: Μενέδημος; fl. c. 350 BC, was a member of Plato's Academy, during the time of Speusippus. Upon the death of Speusippus in 339 BC, an election was held for the next scholarch of the Academy. Menedemus and Heraclides narrowly lost to Xenocrates. Menedemus left the Academy, and set up a school of his own.^[1]

Notes

↑ Philodemus, Academicorum historia vii; Philochorus, Atthis, Fr.224

Platonists

Academics

Old	Plato Speusippus Heraclides Ponticus Menedemus of Pyrrha Eudoxus of Cnidus Philip of Opus Xenocrates Crantor Polemon Crates of Athens

Middle	Arcesilaus Lacydes Telecles Evander Hegesinus

New	Carneades Clitomachus Charmadas Philo of Larissa

Middle Platonists

Neoplatonists

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