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.

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instanceOf Academic skeptic
Hellenistic philosopher
ancient Greek philosopher
head of the Platonic Academy
associatedWith Platonic Academy in Athens
birthPlace Pitane in Aeolis
citizenship Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
deathPlace Athens
disputedClaim whether he wrote any works
era Hellenistic period
floruit 3rd century BCE
influenced Carneades
Cicero
later Academic skeptics
influencedBy Crantor
linked to: Crantor of Soli

Plato
Pyrrho
Socrates
Theophrastus
knownFor denial of the possibility of certain knowledge
introducing skepticism into the Platonic Academy
use of Socratic elenchus in argument
language Ancient Greek
movement Middle Academy
notableStudent Lacydes of Cyrene
occupation philosopher
opposedSchool Stoicism
philosophicalConcept critique of Stoic kataleptic impressions
probabilistic guidance of action
suspension of judgment (epochē)
positionHeld scholarch of the Platonic Academy
predecessorOf Lacydes of Cyrene as head of the Academy
region Aeolis
roleInAcademy reoriented the Academy toward skepticism
schoolTradition Academic Skepticism
linked to: Skepticism

Platonism
sourceForLife Diogenes Laertius
standardName Arcesilaus of Pitane
linked to: Arcesilaus
successorOf Crates of Athens as head of the Academy
teachingMethod dialectical argumentation
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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Xenocrates influenced Arcesilaus
Polemon of Athens influenced Arcesilaus
Crates of Athens successor Arcesilaus of Pitane
linked to: Arcesilaus
Carneades influencedBy Arcesilaus
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene namedAfter Arcesilaus (Greek given name)
linked to: Arcesilaus
Academy significantPerson Arcesilaus
Arcesilaus standardName Arcesilaus of Pitane
linked to: Arcesilaus