Arcesilaus
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Arcesilaus was an ancient Greek philosopher and head of the Platonic Academy, known for introducing a skeptical turn to Platonism by emphasizing the impossibility of certain knowledge.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Arcesilaus (Greek given name) | 1 |
| Arcesilaus of Pitane | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Academic skeptic
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Hellenistic philosopher ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ head of the Platonic Academy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Platonic Academy in Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Pitane in Aeolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputedClaim | whether he wrote any works ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carneades
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ later Academic skeptics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Crantor
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Plato ⓘ Pyrrho NERFINISHED ⓘ Socrates NERFINISHED ⓘ Theophrastus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
denial of the possibility of certain knowledge
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introducing skepticism into the Platonic Academy ⓘ use of Socratic elenchus in argument ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| movement | Middle Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Lacydes of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| opposedSchool | Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
critique of Stoic kataleptic impressions
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probabilistic guidance of action ⓘ suspension of judgment (epochē) ⓘ |
| positionHeld | scholarch of the Platonic Academy ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Lacydes of Cyrene as head of the Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Aeolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInAcademy | reoriented the Academy toward skepticism ⓘ |
| schoolTradition |
Academic Skepticism
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Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceForLife | Diogenes Laertius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardName | Arcesilaus of Pitane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOf | Crates of Athens as head of the Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
dialectical argumentation
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question-and-answer refutation ⓘ |
| viewOnAssent | recommended withholding assent ⓘ |
| viewOnEthics | held that the wise person lives according to what is reasonable or plausible ⓘ |
| viewOnKnowledge | held that nothing can be known with certainty ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Arcesilaus of Pitane
this entity surface form:
Arcesilaus (Greek given name)