David Anhaght

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David the Invicible

Definition of Philosophy, ca. 1280 (Matenadaran, Ms. 1746)
Born 5th century AD
Athens
Died 5th century AD
Armenia
Era Ancient philosophy
Region Western Philosophy
School Neoplatonic school

David Anhaght (Armenian: Դավիթ Անհաղթ), translated as David the Invincible, was an Armenian philosopher of the 5th century. He is best known as the author of several works including Definition of Philosophy and Exegesis of Aristotle. He was the member of Neoplatonic school and the founder of a non-religious branch of Medieval Armenian philosophy.

David the Invincible worked out of Alexandria, Egypt and was highly interested and gave courses of Aristotle's Physics.[1]

The statue of David Anhaght in Yerevan

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  1. ↑ Barnes, textes réunis et édites par Valentina Calzolari et Jonathan (2009). L'œuvre de David l'Invincible et la transmission de la pensée grecque dans la tradition arménienne et syriaque. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004160477. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
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