Theodore of Smyrna
Theodore of Smyrna | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | c. 1112 |
| Education | |
Academic advisor | John Italus |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Medieval philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Aristotelianism | |
| Institutions | University of Constantinople |
Notable students | Michael Italikos |
Main interests | |
Theodore of Smyrna (Ancient Greek: Θεόδωρος Σμυρναῖος; died c. 1112) was a Byzantine philosopher, judge and teacher, active in Constantinople during the reign of Alexios I Komnenos.
He was of Smyrnaean origin, but was raised in Constantinople, where he became a prominent public figure and held the title hypatos ton philosophon in 1082, after Michael Psellos and John Italus.[1] Theodore held several Byzantine titles and offices, including kouropalates, protoedros, and koiaistor. According to Linos Benakis, he is attested in 1112 in theological discussions with Peter Grossolanus.[1]
His main surviving philosophical work is the Epitome of Nature and Natural Principles according to the Ancients, preserved in a single manuscript, Codex Vindobonensis Theologicus Graecus 134. The work summarizes ancient Greek views on nature and natural principles and represents a Byzantine contribution to the history of ancient natural philosophy.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Benakis, Linos G. (2013). Theodoros of Smyrna: Epitome of Nature and Natural Principles according to the Ancients (PDF). Corpus Philosophorum Medii Aevi: Philosophi Byzantini. Vol. 12. Athens: Academy of Athens. pp. 11*–13*. ISBN 9789604042807.