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Arcesilaus. Arcesilaus ( / ˌɑːrsɛsɪˈleɪ.əs /; Greek: Ἀρκεσίλαος; 316/5–241/0 BC) [1] was a Greek Hellenistic philosopher. He was the founder of Academic Skepticism and what is variously called the Second or Middle or New Academy – the phase of the Platonic Academy in which it embraced philosophical skepticism .
Jan 14, 2005 · Arcesilaus (315/4–241/40 BCE) was a member and later leader of Plato’s Academy. He initiated the skeptical phase of the Platonic school (‘Academic skepticism’) and was an influential critic of the Stoics, especially of their epistemology. The ancient evidence about Arcesilaus’ philosophy is difficult to evaluate and, in some respects ...
Arcesilaus (born 316/315 bc, Pitane, Aeolis [now in Turkey]—died c. 241) was a philosopher who succeeded Crates as head of the Greek Academy; he introduced a skepticism derived either from Socrates or from Pyrrhon and Timon. Refusing to accept or deny the possibility of certainty in knowing, Arcesilaus advocated a skeptical “suspension of ...
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Jan 14, 2005 · Arcesilaus. Arcesilaus (316/5-241/0 BCE) was a member and later leader (‘scholarch’) of Plato's Academy. He initiated the skeptical phase of the Platonic school (‘Academic skepticism’) and was an influential critic of Stoic epistemology. The ancient evidence about Arcesilaus' philosophy is difficult to evaluate and, in some respects ...
Arcesilaus (c. 316—242 bc) was a Greek philosopher who founded the ‘New Academy’ and introduced scepticism into Plato's school. He argued against the Stoic theory of knowledge and defended the possibility of acting without assenting to anything.
A chapter that argues that the dogmatic and dialectical interpretations of Arcesilaus' scepticism are inadequate and that we have not yet made sense of him as a philosopher. It explores the philosophical issues raised by these interpretations and their implications for Arcesilaus' views and practice.
Arcesilaus (316/315–241/240 BCE) was a Greek philosopher who founded the Middle Academy, a skeptical branch of Plato's school. He challenged the Stoic doctrine of cognitive impressions and argued that nothing can be known and that one should suspend judgment.
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