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Bible Encyclopedias
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Arcesila`us
a greek philosopher, a member of the platonic school and founder of the new academy, who held in opposition to the stoics that perception was not knowledge, denied that we had any accurate criterion of truth, and denounced all dogmatism in opinion.
a greek philosopher, a member of the platonic school and founder of the new academy, who held in opposition to the stoics that perception was not knowledge, denied that we had any accurate criterion of truth, and denounced all dogmatism in opinion.
Carneades
A Greek philosopher, born at Cyrene; his whole philosophy a polemic against the dogmatism of the Stoics, on the alleged ground of the absence of any
A Greek philosopher, born at Cyrene; his whole philosophy a polemic against the dogmatism of the Stoics, on the alleged ground of the absence of any
Epicureans
A sect of philosophers who derived their name from Epicurus, and who divided the empire of philosophy with the Stoics (q. v .), at the birth of Christ;
A sect of philosophers who derived their name from Epicurus, and who divided the empire of philosophy with the Stoics (q. v .), at the birth of Christ;
Epicurus
A Greek philosopher, born at Samos, of Athenian origin; settled at Athens in his thirty-sixth year, and founded a philosophical school there, where he
A Greek philosopher, born at Samos, of Athenian origin; settled at Athens in his thirty-sixth year, and founded a philosophical school there, where he
Zeno (2)
Greek philosopher, the founder of Stoic philosophy, born at Citium, in Cyprus, son of a merchant and bred to merchandise, but losing all in a shipwreck
Greek philosopher, the founder of Stoic philosophy, born at Citium, in Cyprus, son of a merchant and bred to merchandise, but losing all in a shipwreck
