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<p> (Πραξιφάνης ), a Peripatetic philosopher, was a native either of Mytilene (Clem. Alex. 1, 3t;5, ed. Potter) or of [[Rhodes]] (Strabo, 14:655). He lived in the time of [[Demetrius]] Poliorcetes and [[Ptolemy]] Lagi, and was a pupil of Theophrastus, about B.C. 322 (Proclus, 1, In Timaeum; Tzetzes, | <p> ( '''''Πραξιφάνης''''' ''),'' a Peripatetic philosopher, was a native either of Mytilene (Clem. Alex. 1, 3t;5, ed. Potter) or of [[Rhodes]] (Strabo, 14:655). He lived in the time of [[Demetrius]] Poliorcetes and [[Ptolemy]] Lagi, and was a pupil of Theophrastus, about B.C. 322 (Proclus, 1, ''In Timaeum;'' Tzetzes, ''Ad Hesiod. Op. Et Dies,'' 1). He subsequently opened a school himself, in which [[Epicurus]] is said to have been one of his pupils (Diog. Laert. 10:13). [[Praxiphanes]] paid especial attention to grammatical studies, and is hence named along with [[Aristotle]] as the founder and creator of the science of grammar (Clem. Alex. 1. c.; Bekker, ''Anecdota,'' 2, 229, where '''''Πραξιφάνους''''' should be read instead of '''''Ε᾿Πιφάνους''''' ). The writings of Praxiphanes appear to have been numerous, but have no special interest today. See Preller, ''Disputatio De Praxiphane Peripatetico Inter Antiquissimos Grammaticos Nobili'' (Dorpat, 1842).. </p> | ||
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
( Πραξιφάνης ), a Peripatetic philosopher, was a native either of Mytilene (Clem. Alex. 1, 3t;5, ed. Potter) or of Rhodes (Strabo, 14:655). He lived in the time of Demetrius Poliorcetes and Ptolemy Lagi, and was a pupil of Theophrastus, about B.C. 322 (Proclus, 1, In Timaeum; Tzetzes, Ad Hesiod. Op. Et Dies, 1). He subsequently opened a school himself, in which Epicurus is said to have been one of his pupils (Diog. Laert. 10:13). Praxiphanes paid especial attention to grammatical studies, and is hence named along with Aristotle as the founder and creator of the science of grammar (Clem. Alex. 1. c.; Bekker, Anecdota, 2, 229, where Πραξιφάνους should be read instead of Ε᾿Πιφάνους ). The writings of Praxiphanes appear to have been numerous, but have no special interest today. See Preller, Disputatio De Praxiphane Peripatetico Inter Antiquissimos Grammaticos Nobili (Dorpat, 1842)..
