Carneades
Americannoun
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Carneades left no written works; his opinions seem to have been systematized by Clitomachus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
The influence of conscience on the happiness of men, 62 Carneades, his expulsion from Rome proposed by Cato, i.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
This argument evidently had much effect upon public opinion, for Cato urged in the Senate that Carneades be banished because dangerous to the state.
From Concerning Justice by Emery, Lucilius A.
Catulus explained them as they had been delivered by Carneades, whose lectures his father had attended, and in his old age imparted their substance to his son.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
The Stoic teaching is derived from Cleanthes, Chrysippus and Zeno, and is criticized from the writings of Carneades and Clitomachus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
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