Strato of Lampsacus Quotes
Strato of Lampsacus was an ancient Greek philosopher and the third head of the Peripatetic School at the Lyceum in Athens, succeeding Theophrastus in 287 BC. Known in antiquity as Strato the Physicist, he is the most naturalistic of the major Peripatetic philosophers, holding that the cosmos can be explained without appeal to divine causation. The quotes below are attributed to Strato of Lampsacus, organized by topic.
Strato of Lampsacus on Knowledge
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Attributed to Strato of Lampsacus:
“What can be known by experience need not be sought elsewhere.”
Strato of Lampsacus on Nature
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Attributed to Strato of Lampsacus:
“Whatever happens in nature can be explained by nature.”
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Attributed to Strato of Lampsacus:
“All bodies have weight, and weight is what determines their natural motion.”
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Attributed to Strato of Lampsacus:
“I do not need any divine power to construct the world, since nature itself suffices.”