Heraclides of Pontus

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"Heraclides of Pontus hailed from the shores of the Black Sea. He studied with Aristotle in Plato's Academy, and became a respected member of that school. During Plato's third trip to Sicily, Heraclides served as head of the Academy was almost elected its head on the death of Speusippus. This volume contains a new edition of the sources for Heraclides' life and thought. The text is edited by Eckart Schutrumpf and the translation by Peter Stork, Jan van Ophuijsen and Susan Prince."--Jacket.