Polemon (scholarch)

Polemon
Polemon, depicted as a medieval scholar in the Nuremberg Chronicle
Bornc. 314 B.C.
Diedc. 270 B.C.
Philosophical work
InstitutionsPlatonic Academy (scholarch)

Polemon (Ancient Greek: Πολέμων, gen.: Πολέμωνος; d. 270/269 BC) of Athens was an eminent Greek Platonist philosopher and Plato's third successor as scholarch (i.e., head of the Academy) from 314/313 to 270/269 BC. A pupil of Xenocrates, he believed that philosophy should be practiced rather than just studied, and he placed the highest good in living according to nature.

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