Arcesilaus
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The New Academy, that is, the philosophical sect so called, was established by Arcesilaus; who was succeeded by several teachers of little note.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume II by Stewart, Aubrey
The following description of this vase is given in the catalogue of the Durand Museum: The King Arcesilaus is seated under a pavilion upon the deck of a ship.
Arcesilaus, however, broke new ground by attacking the very possibility of certainty.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The gradual increase of scepticism and indifference throughout this period is obvious enough; thus Arcesilaus said that he knew nothing, not even his own ignorance, and denied both intellectual and sensuous knowledge.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
The philosophical enmity of the two contemporaries, Timon and Arcesilaus, the Academician who had most in common with Pyrrhonism, is an expression of the fundamental incompatibility between the two schools.
From Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Patrick, Mary Mills
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