Hegesinus of Pergamon

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Hegesinus of Pergamon was an Academic philosopher who led Plato’s Academy in the 2nd century BCE, serving as scholarch between the tenures of Carneades and his successors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Academic philosopher
ancient Greek philosopher
person
scholarch of the Academy
activeInCentury 2nd century BCE
associatedWith Plato’s Academy NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
education Plato’s Academy NERFINISHED
era Hellenistic philosophy NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork epistemology
philosophy
skepticism
followsInOffice Carneades of Cyrene NERFINISHED
influencedBy Carneades of Cyrene NERFINISHED
Plato
knownFor leading Plato’s Academy after Carneades
language Ancient Greek
name Hegesinus of Pergamon NERFINISHED
notableRole transitional leader of the Academy between Carneades and later scholarchs
office head of the Academy
philosophicalSchool Academic Skepticism NERFINISHED
Platonic Academy NERFINISHED
placeOfOrigin Pergamon NERFINISHED
positionHeld scholarch of Plato’s Academy
precededBy Carneades of Cyrene NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Athens NERFINISHED
successorInOffice successors of Carneades at the Academy
timePeriod Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
tradition Academic Skepticism NERFINISHED
Platonism

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Carneades predecessor Hegesinus of Pergamon