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Item Price:. Visit the Australia site. Phaedo of Elis Menedemus Asclepiades of Phlius. Metaphysics Epistemology Logic Ethics Aesthetics. Eclecticism was a system of philosophy which adopted no single set of doctrines but selected from existing philosophical beliefs those doctrines that seemed most reasonable. Chapter DOI Academic skepticism is the period of ancient Platonism dating from around BC, when Arcesilaus became head of the Platonic Academyuntil around 90 BC, when Antiochus of Ascalon rejected skepticism, although individual philosophers, such as Favorinus and his teacher Plutarch continued to defend Academic skepticism after this date. Later Developments in Hellenistic Philosophy 6. Hellenistic Philosophy is a thorough introduction to the three schools of philosophy which dominated the Hellenistic era: Stoicism, Epicureanism and Scepticism. As New. They advocated examination of the world to understand the ultimate foundation of things. 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Academic skepticism is the period of ancient Platonism dating from around BC, when Arcesilaus became head of the Platonic Academyuntil around 90 BC, when Antiochus of Ascalon rejected skepticism, although individual philosophers, such as Favorinus and his teacher Plutarch continued to defend Academic skepticism after this date. Namespaces Article Talk. Its most notable advocate was Cicero. Stoicism 5. Academic Scepticism: Arcesilaus and Carneades. It advocated the development of self-control and fortitude as a means of overcoming destructive emotions. If you belong to such an institution, please login or read more about How to Order. The school was characterized by its attacks on the Stoics and on the Stoic dogma that convincing impressions led Hellenistic Philosophy 2nd edition true knowledge. Bloomsbury Collections. Gerson - pp. Visit the Australia site. 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