diadochos
(διαδοχος)
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successor |
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successor, the head of the Platonic Academy in the chain of transmission; however, the diadoche is hardly a matter of institutional continuity, and may be understood in the sense of the golden chain of philosophers which serves to transmit the sacred knowledge and principles of pure ( diakekatharmene) philosophy. |
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The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Platonic and Pythagorean Philosophy, by Dr. Algis Uždavinys |
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