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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academic skeptic
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ head of the Platonic Academy ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| activityPlace | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Clitomachus of Carthage
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Kleitomachos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek culture ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Carthaginian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| influenced | Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Carneades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending suspension of judgment
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leadership of the New Academy ⓘ systematizing the philosophy of Carneades ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Platonic Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Academic skepticism
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New Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
impossibility of certain knowledge
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probabilistic guidance for action ⓘ |
| notableWork |
On Suspension of Judgment
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On the Withholding of Assent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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teacher ⓘ |
| originalName | Hasdrubal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
epistemic fallibilism
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suspension of assent ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Academic skepticism
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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
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Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteInLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
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