The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers · Character
Aeschines of Sphettus
A Socratic dialogue-writer whose modest means and fierce loyalty to Socrates made him a quiet rival to Plato's literary legacy.
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First appearance: Aeschines
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Mentioned as a disciple and one of the four most eminent Socratic followers.
Aeschines of Sphettus appears in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers as supporting figure.
Aeschines of Sphettus first appears in 0022 aeschines.
In Socrates: Mentioned as a disciple and one of the four most eminent Socratic followers.
Later, in Aeschines: Son of Charinus the sausage-maker, devoted follower of Socrates, accused of appropriating Socratic dialogues, later a paid lecturer and speechwriter.
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- Diverse Pre-Socratics, Sophists, and Later Philosophers
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- Socratic Circle and Historian
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