The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.

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Title: The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.
Author: Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678.
Publication: London :: Printed for Humphrey Moseley and Thomas Dring :; 1656.
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CHAP. II.

His Profession of Philosophy, and Disciples.

ARistotle retiring to Chal••is, in the 2^d year of the 114^th Olym∣piad,* 1.1 being importuned by his Disciples to appoint a suc∣cessour, made choice of Theophrastus (as hath been already rela∣ted in the life of Aristotle) who thereupon undertook the go∣vernment of the School, and, Aristotle dying, lived in his Gar∣den, ••Demetrius Phalerius cohabiting with him. This time where∣in Theophrastus flourished, is reckoned byb 1.2 Pliny to be about the 440^th year from the building of Rome;c 1.3 390 years, asd 1.4 Sal∣masius rightly reads, before that time wherein Pliny wrote.

e 1.5 saith, he went at certain houres to the School,

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neatly dressed, and there sitting down, discoursed in such man∣ner, that he omitted no gesture suitable to the argument where∣upon he treated, so that once to expresse a Glutton, he licked his lips.

f 1.6 In the fourth year of the 118^th Olympiad, Xenippus being Archon, Sophocles, son of Amphiclides, procured a Law to be made, forbidding all Philosophers to keep publick Schooles, unlesse such only, as the Senate and people should think fit to license; if any did otherwise, he should be put to death. By this decree, saith Athenaeus, he banished all the Philosophers out of the City, amongst the rest Theophrastus, who the year follow∣ing returned, when as Philo, a Disciple of Aristotle, accused So∣phocles for having done contrary to Law: Whereupon the Athe∣nians revers'd the decree, ••ined Sophocles five Talents, and cal∣led home the Philosophers; by which means, Theophrastus re∣turning, was reinstated in the School.

Laertius saith, there came to hear him 2000 Disciples; Sui∣das saith (if there be no mistake in the number) 4470. of whom were Strato, his Successor, Demetrius Phalereus, Nichomachus son of Aristotle, whom Aristippus saith, he much affected; Erasistratus the Physician, as some affirme, and Menander the Comick Poet.

Notes

* 1.1

Laert. Suid.

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b 1.2

Lib. 15. c. 1.

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c 1.3

Plin. 19. 2.

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d 1.4

Exercit. Pli∣nian. pag. 350.

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e 1.5

Athen. lib. 1.

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f 1.6

Laert. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 deipn.

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