Speusippus Quotes on Truth
Speusippus was a Greek philosopher of Athens, the nephew of Plato, and his successor as scholarch of the Academy from 347 BC to his death in 339 BC. This page collects quotes attributed to Speusippus on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Speusippus:
“The One is beyond being and beyond goodness.”
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Attributed to Speusippus:
“Mathematics stands between sensible things and the eternal forms.”
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Attributed to Speusippus:
“Likeness, not identity, is the relation of things to their principles.”
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Attributed to Speusippus:
“Definition by division reveals what each thing is.”