Pasicles of Thebes

Megarian philosopher
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IntroMegarian philosopher
isPhilosopher
Work fieldPhilosophy
Gender
Male
BirthThebes
Family
Father:Ascondus
Siblings:Crates of Thebes
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Biography

Pasicles (Greek: Πασικλές; 4th century BC) of Thebes was a Greek philosopher and brother of the Cynic philosopher Crates of Thebes. He attended the lectures of his brother Crates, but he is otherwise connected with the Megarian school of philosophy, because Diogenes Laërtius calls him a pupil of Euclid of Megara, and the Suda calls him a pupil of an unknown "Dioclides the Megarian." Pasicles is said to have been the teacher of Stilpo, who became leader of the Megarian school. Thus we have the implausible (although not impossible) situation of Pasicles teaching Stilpo, Stilpo teaching Crates, and Crates teaching Pasicles. Crates named his son Pasicles.

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