Arcesilaus
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Arcesilaus was emphatically moderate, and limited himself to the development of the critical faculties of his pupil.
From Initiation into Philosophy by Faguet, Émile
Arcesilaus, it seems, would neither assent to anything nor opine.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
He studied grammar under Callimachus at Alexandria, and philosophy under the Stoic Ariston and the Academic Arcesilaus at Athens.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
As Arcesilaus renounced all pretensions to the certain determination of any question, he was chiefly employed in examining and refuting the sentiments of others.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
Like Arcesilaus, he was a zealous advocate for the uncertainty of human knowledge, but he did not deny, with him, that there were truths, but only maintained that we could not clearly discern them372.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
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