Carneades
[kahr-nee-uh-deez]
- 214?–129? b.c., Greek philosopher.
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So Arcesilas may be supposed to have said, and so Carneades laid down the law.
The Life of CiceroAnthony Trollope
Cicero repeated his reasoning, and tells us it had been also employed by Carneades, De Nat.
TheismRobert Flint
Carneades is usually considered the greatest of the Academic Sceptics.
A Critical History of Greek PhilosophyW. T. Stace
But the contrary doctrine of Carneades and the Sophists would not down.
Concerning JusticeLucilius A. Emery
But how will you get rid of the objections which Carneades made?
Cicero's Tusculan DisputationsMarcus Tullius Cicero