Arcesilaus

[ ahr-ses-uh-ley-uhs ]

/ ɑrˌsɛs əˈleɪ əs /

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316–241 b.c., Greek philosopher.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

To the sacred names of liberty, disinterestedness and obedience to law, succeeded those of Epicurus, Zeno and Arcesilaus.
The Social Contract & Discourses|Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Arcesilaus himself laid great stress upon this doctrine, which Sextus carefully shows us is utterly inconsistent with Pyrrhonism.
Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism|Mary Mills Patrick
We find in both, it is true, especially in the time of Arcesilaus, the aim of ἐποχή.
Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism|Mary Mills Patrick
Arcesilaus had a peculiar habit while conversing of using the expression, "My opinion is," and "So and so will not agree to this."
Familiar Quotations|John Bartlett

The vase with the subject of Arcesilaus brought 1,050 francs.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham King