Euclid of Megara

Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara
Born	c. 435 BCE Megara
Died	c. 365 BCE (aged c. 70 – 71)
Era	Ancient philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Megarian school
Main interests	Logic, Ethics
Notable ideas	The Eristic method

Euclid of Megara (/ˈjuːklɪd/; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Εὐκλείδης Eucleides; c. 435 – c. 365 BC)^[a] was a Greek Socratic philosopher who founded the Megarian school of philosophy. He was a pupil of Socrates in the late 5th century BC, and was present at his death. He held the supreme good to be one, eternal and unchangeable, and denied the existence of anything contrary to the good. Editors and translators in the Middle Ages often confused him with Euclid of Alexandria when discussing the latter's Elements.
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