biography
pronunciation:
[ah(r)sesilayus]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.316–c.241 BC)
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| biography:
| Greek philosopher, born in Pitane, Aeolia. He became the sixth head of the Academy founded by Plato, and under his leadership the school became known as the ‘Middle Academy’ to distinguish it from Plato's ‘Old Academy’. Arcesilaus modelled his philosophy on the critical dialectic of Plato's earlier dialogues but gave it a sharply sceptical turn, directed particularly against Stoic doctrines. |
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