Clitomachus

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Clitomachus was a Carthaginian-born philosopher who became a leading head of the Platonic Academy in Athens and a prominent proponent of Academic skepticism.

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instanceOf Academic skeptic
ancient Greek philosopher
head of the Platonic Academy
philosopher
activityPlace Athens NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Clitomachus of Carthage NERFINISHED
Kleitomachos NERFINISHED
birthPlace Carthage NERFINISHED
citizenship Carthage NERFINISHED
culture Hellenistic Greek culture
era Hellenistic philosophy NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Carthaginian NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork epistemology
ethics
logic
genre philosophical treatise
influenced Cicero NERFINISHED
influencedBy Carneades NERFINISHED
knownFor defending suspension of judgment
leadership of the New Academy
systematizing the philosophy of Carneades
language Greek
memberOf Platonic Academy NERFINISHED
movement Academic skepticism
New Academy NERFINISHED
notableIdea impossibility of certain knowledge
probabilistic guidance for action
notableWork On Suspension of Judgment NERFINISHED
On the Withholding of Assent NERFINISHED
occupation philosopher
teacher
originalName Hasdrubal NERFINISHED
philosophicalConcept epistemic fallibilism
suspension of assent
philosophicalSchool Academic skepticism
Platonic Academy NERFINISHED
positionHeld scholarch of the Platonic Academy
region Ancient Greece NERFINISHED
residence Athens NERFINISHED
studentOf Carneades NERFINISHED
subjectOf writings of Cicero NERFINISHED
taught Academic skepticism
taughtAt Platonic Academy NERFINISHED
timePeriod 2nd century BC
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
wroteInLanguage Greek

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Carneades successor Clitomachus
Carneades influenced Clitomachus
Carneades associatedWith Clitomachus
Philo of Larissa studentOf Clitomachus