eng URI http://hdl.handle.net/10795/3545 philosophy philosophy of science history A prevalent idea among contemporary scholars is that Euclid belonged to, or was heavily influenced by the Platonic philosophical tradition. To a certain extent, this impression is not new; the quest for Euclid's philosophical background was probably triggered and enhanced by his late commentators, Greeks and Arabs, who appear confident that he had one. For instance, al-Qifti writes: 'Euclid...called the author of geometry, a philosopher of somewhat ancient date...' and al-Nadim in the Fihrist names Euclid as '...one of the mathematical philosophers...' Proclus, five centuries earlier than al-Nadim, was more specific: '[Euclid] was a follower of Plato by choice, and familiar with this philosophy'. In this paper, I propose to explore the extant accounts on Euclid's philosophical background. (Michalis Sialaros, University of London) LOMv1.0 creator LOMv1.0 Project Final Beneficiary LOMv1.0 Project Executing Organisation 2012-12-15 Digital Library of the Operational Programme "Education and Lifelong Learning" abstract types Text Plato's Academy Ancient Athens Ancient Greece Philosophical and scientific thought History of Philosophy History of Science Euclid 268201 application/pdf http://repository.edulll.gr/edulll/bitstream/10795/3545/2/3545_Sialaros%20paper.pdf Saturday, December 15, 2012 Afternoon Session: Chair: Richard McKirahan (Clare- mont, CA) URI http://hdl.handle.net/10795/3545 LOMv1.0creator 2016-06-02T09:56:49Z LOMv1.0validator 2016-06-02T09:56:49Z LOMv1.0 gre no no Copyright EYD-EPEDBM (Operational Programme "Education and Lifelong Learning")