Syrianus
Syrianus | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | c. 437 AD |
| Education | |
Academic advisor | Plutarch of Athens |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Ancient philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Neoplatonism | |
Notable students | |
Main interests | Metaphysics, epistemology |
Syrianus (Ancient Greek: Συριανός, Syrianos; died c. 437 AD) was a Greek Neoplatonic philosopher, and head of Plato's Academy in Athens, succeeding his teacher Plutarch of Athens in 431/432 AD. He is important as the teacher of Proclus, and, like Plutarch of Athens and Proclus, as a commentator on Plato and Aristotle. His best-known extant work is a commentary on the Metaphysics of Aristotle. He is said to have written also on the De Caelo and the De Interpretatione of Aristotle and on Plato's Timaeus.