Lastheneia of Mantinea Quotes on Knowledge
Lastheneia of Mantinea was a Greek Platonist philosopher of the fourth century BC, one of the very few women known to have studied at Plato's Academy in Athens. This page collects quotes attributed to Lastheneia of Mantinea on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Lastheneia of Mantinea:
“I came to the Academy in such garments as would let me listen; the philosophers cared more for what I said than for what I wore.”
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Attributed to Lastheneia of Mantinea:
“What is taught at the Academy is not the property of one sex.”
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Attributed to Lastheneia of Mantinea:
“Speusippus held that knowledge is composed of likenesses and unlikenesses; I have lived this lesson within and without.”
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Attributed to Lastheneia of Mantinea:
“The first woman to study philosophy is not the last; she is the first of a long line.”