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Arcesilaus (/ˌɑrsɛsɨˈleɪ.əs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀρκεσίλαος; 316/5–241/0 BC) was a Greek philosopher and founder of the Second or Middle Academy—the phase of Academic skepticism. Arcesilaus succeeded Crates as the sixth head (scholarch) of the Academy c. 264 BC. He did not preserve his thoughts in writing so his opinions can only be gleaned second-hand from what is preserved by later writers.

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birth place
Pitane, Aeolis
death place
Athens
era
Ancient philosophy
influenced
Clitomachus (philosopher), Lacydes of Cyrene, Philo of Larissa, Carneades
influenced by
Plato, Polemon (scholarch), Crantor, Theophrastus, Pyrrho, Crates of Athens
main interest
Platonism, Academic skepticism
notableIdea
Academic skepticism
philosophicalSchool
Platonism

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