Hierax (Platonist)

Hierax (Ancient Greek: Ἱέραξ) was a Middle Platonist philosopher who flourished in approximately the 2nd century CE[1] whose work On Justice (Ancient Greek: Περὶ δικαιοσύνης) survives in eight separate excerpts made by Stobaeus. The surviving quotes focus on the ill effects that an unjust person brings upon themselves,[2] and attack the views of justice of the Stoic and Peripatetic schools.[3]

  1. ^ Praechter, Karl (1906). "Hierax der Platoniker". Hermes (in German). 41 (4): 593–633. ISSN 0018-0777. JSTOR 4473054.
  2. ^ Boys-Stones, George (2017). Platonist Philosophy 80 BC to AD 250: An Introduction and Collection of Sources in Translation. Cambridge University Press. p. 604. ISBN 978-0-521-83858-0. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ Baltes, Matthias; Lakmann, Marie-Luise (2002). "Hierax (4)". In Cancik, Hubert; Schneider, Helmuth (eds.). Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World. Vol. 6. Brill. p. 306. ISBN 978-90-04-12259-8.