Aenesidemus
1st century BC Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a Greek philosopher. For the book by Gottlob Ernst Schulze, see Aenesidemus (book). For the tyrant of Leontini, see Aenesidemus, tyrant of Leontini.
Aenesidemus (Ancient Greek: Αἰνησίδημος or Αἰνεσίδημος) was a 1st-century BC Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher from Knossos who revived the doctrines of Pyrrho and introduced ten skeptical "modes" (tropai) for the suspension of judgment.[1] He broke with the Academic Skepticism that was predominant in his time, synthesizing the teachings of Heraclitus and Timon of Phlius with philosophical skepticism. Although his primary work, the Pyrrhonian Discourses, has been lost, an outline of the work survives from the later Byzantine empire, and the description of the modes has been preserved by a few ancient sources.
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Born | c. 1st century BC |
Era | Hellenistic philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Pyrrhonism |
Main interests | Skepticism |
Notable ideas | The ten modes of Aenesidemus |
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