Alcmaeon of Croton Quotes
Alcmaeon of Croton was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and physician, sometimes counted among the early Pythagoreans of southern Italy. He is the earliest known author of a Greek work on natural philosophy concerned with medicine, of which only short fragments survive, and is credited by ancient sources with the first anatomical investigations by dissection in the Greek tradition. The quotes below are attributed to Alcmaeon of Croton, organized by topic.
Alcmaeon of Croton on Death
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Attributed to Alcmaeon of Croton:
“Mortals perish because they cannot join end to beginning.”
Alcmaeon of Croton on God
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Attributed to Alcmaeon of Croton:
“Of the unseen things, the gods possess clear knowledge; we mortals only conjecture.”
Alcmaeon of Croton on Mind
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Attributed to Alcmaeon of Croton:
“The brain is the seat of all sensations and thought.”
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Attributed to Alcmaeon of Croton:
“Eyes and ears are the instruments of soul.”
Alcmaeon of Croton on Nature
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Attributed to Alcmaeon of Croton:
“Health is the harmony of opposites; disease is the dominance of one over another.”