Arcesilaus (/ ˌɑːrsɛsɪˈleɪ.əs /; Ancient Greek: Ἀρκεσίλαος; 316/5–241/0 BC) [1] was a Greek Hellenistic philosopher. He was the founder of Academic Skepticism and what is variously …

Jan 14, 2005 · Arcesilaus (315/4–241/40 BCE) was a member and later leader of Plato’s Academy. He initiated the skeptical phase of the Platonic school (‘Academic skepticism’) and …

Arcesilaus was a philosopher who succeeded Crates as head of the Greek Academy; he introduced a skepticism derived either from Socrates or from Pyrrhon and Timon. Refusing to …

Feb 16, 2025 · Arcesilaus was a Greek philosopher who lived around 316–241 BCE. He was a prominent figure in the philosophical school of the Academy, following Plato’s teachings, but …

Arcesilaus (316/5-241/0 BCE) was a member and later leader (‘scholarch’) of Plato's Academy. He initiated the skeptical phase of the Platonic school (‘Academic skepticism’) and was an …

Nov 4, 2024 · Arcesilaus' philosophical thought was influenced by Socratic skepticism, Platonic ideals, and earlier Stoic principles. You'll find that his engagement with these ideas shaped his …

ARCESILAUS(316/315–241/240 BCE) Arcesilaus was born in Pitane, a Greek city on the coast of Asia Minor. In Athens, after a period of study with Theophrastus—Aristotle's successor as …

Arcesilaus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρκεσίλαος) in Greek mythology, was a son of Lycus (or Areilycus) and Theobule, brother of Prothoenor, and was the leader of the Boeotians in the Trojan War. …

Arcesilaus or Arcesilas (both forms given in the sources), of Pitane in *Aeolia, 316/5 –242/1 bce, head of the *Academy from c.268. In his youth, Arcesilaus studied mathematics with …

[28] Arcesilaus, the son of Seuthes, according to Apollodorus in the third book of his Chronology, came from Pitane in Aeolis. With him begins the Middle Academy; he was the first to suspend …