About Arcesilaus

Arcesilaus 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.

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Occupation: philosopher
Position held: scholarch of the Platonic Academy
Citizenship: Classical Athens
Born: 315 BC
Died: 240 BC

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Arcesilaus

3rd-century BC Greek Hellenistic philosopher

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About Arcesilaus

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Occupation: philosopher
Position held: scholarch of the Platonic Academy
Citizenship: Classical Athens
Born: 315 BC
Died: 240 BC

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Cicero_Academica_1810_title_page.jpg: Marcus Tullius Ciceroderivative work: Singinglemon (talk) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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