CARNEADES

kärnēˈədēz, 213–129 b.c., Greek philosopher, b. Cyrene. He studied at Athens under Diogenes the Stoic, but reacted against Stoicism and joined the Academy, where he taught a skepticism similar to that of Arcesilaus. He denied the possibility of absolute certainty in knowledge; it is disputed whether he held that probable knowledge was adequate to guide a person's actions. He recognized three degrees of probability, and his teaching anticipated modern discussions of the nature of empirical knowledge.

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From Aristotle to Augustine
Book by David Furley; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Augustine--Saint, Bishop Of Hippo
...dialectical arguments are the ideal means. CARNEADES There is no clear evidence of any significant...in the period between Arcesilaus and Carneades. The situation is dramatically different once we come to Carneades. According to Apollodorus (DL IV...
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Cultural Politics in Polybius's Histories
Book by Craige B. Champion; University of California Press, 2004
Subjects: Civilization, Classical--Historiography, Greece--Politics And Government--To 146 B.C--Historiography, History, Ancient--Historiography, Polybius--Historiae, Rome--Politics And Government--265-30 B.C--Historiography
...fine. 83 One of the ambassadors, the Academic Carneades, gave a spectacular oratorical performance...their own problems as reliable witnesses of what Carneades actually said, Carneades defended justice in one oration, only to turn...
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A History of Ancient Philosophy: From the Beginnings to Augustine
Book by Karsten Friis Johansen; Routledge, 1998
Subjects: Philosophy, Ancient--History
...acceptable (Cic. Acad. II 99 ff.). Carneades proceeds on the basis of this concept...belongs in the discussion of morality, Carneades concept is purely epistemological. According to Carneades there are degrees of probability; some...
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The Sceptics
Book by R. J. Hankinson; Routledge, 1998
...Sextus in 147 unequivocally presents Carneades as offering the criterion of the plausible...life. A little later on he ascribes to Carneades the view that in matters of no importance...LS part Either Sextus is mistaken, or Carneades does indeed have positive opinions on...
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Cicero the Philosopher: Twelve Papers
Book by J. G. F. Powell; Clarendon Press, 1999
Subjects: Cicero, Marcus Tullius
...ironical--as if one could expect Carneades to approve always of the same view...the very demand indicates that Carneades could be expected to approve probare...beyond the practice he claimed was Carneades, was the acceptance of a Stoic...
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journal articles on: Carneades  - 18 results

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In Defense of International Order: Grotius's Critique of Machiavellism
Journal article by W.J. Korab-Karpowicz; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 60, 2006
Subjects: Grotius, Hugo--Criticism and interpretation, Grotius, Hugo--Works, Machiavelli, Niccolo--Criticism and interpretation, Machiavelli, Niccolo--Works, Political philosophers--Criticism and interpretation, Political philosophers--Works
...Thrasymachus in Platos Republic, and of Carneades, to whom Grotius refers, all furnish...opponents, he makes his argument against Carneades (215-129 B.C.), a natural law...nothing is unjust which is expedient. Carneades position can be summarized as follows...
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"Milksop Muses" or Why Not Mary?
Journal article by Penny Mccarthy; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 40, 2000
Subjects: English literature, 1485-1603 (English Renaissance period)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Literary quarrels--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Women poets--16th century
...mercilessly. The speakers in this part of the discussion are Carneades, a Stoic, Respondent, who is Nashe himself, and Bentivole...wisheth hartily that he could dispose of her recreations." Carneades shrieks "Call for a beadle and have him away to Bridewell...
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Goldsmith, Jack L. and Eric A. Posner. the Limits of International Law
Journal article by Jude P. Dougherty; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 60, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Limits of International Law (Book)--Book reviews
...condition. The authors position is reminiscent of that of Carneades in Hugo Grotiuss De iure belli ac pacis (1625), wherein...nature towards ends advantageous to themselves." Each man, Carneades holds, seeks his own advantage; human laws are dictated...
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Nashe as "Monarch of Witt" and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Journal article by Joan Ozark Holmer; Texas Studies in Literature and Language, Vol. 37, 1995
Subjects: Literature--History And Criticism, Philology
...to Shakespeares Mercutio. Although McKerrow does not gloss Nashes use of "Don Carneades," Nashe probably has in mind the famous Greek philosopher, Carneades, because later in Have with You Nashe mocks the praise given by Harveys schoolmaster...
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Flattery in Shakespeare's Othello: The Relevance of Plutarch and Sir Thomas Elyot
Journal article by Robert C. Evans; Comparative Drama, Vol. 35, 2001
Subjects: Drama--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Elyot, Thomas--Influence, Friendship--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Moralia (Essay)--Influence, Othello (Fictional character)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Othello (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Plutarch--Works, Shakespeare, William--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Book Named The Governor (Book)--Influence
...sources in Plutarchs famous essay. Thus Elyot reports that "Carneades the philosopher was wont to say that the sons of nobleman...of Plutarchs essay, the same anecdote reads as follows: "Carneades was wont to say that the sons of kings and great rich men...
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magazine articles on: Carneades  - 2 results

 
 
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Why Holocaust Denial Undermines Islam
Magazine article by Hamza Yusuf; Tikkun, Vol. 22, July 2007
Subjects: English teachers, Holocaust, Muslims, Religion, Research methodology, Studies, Traditions
...opinion, fact, reality and fantasy? The Greek philosopher, Carneades, believed that knowledge of reality, of what is true or...known as skepticism. It does not reject belief altogether; Carneades felt that our belief about any given matter should be subjected...
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Reflections on a War of Ghosts: America, Once More, Is Fighting in a Country That It Barely Understands. Pankaj Mishra on a Conflict Where Very Little Is as It Seems
Magazine article by Pankaj Mishra; New Statesman, Vol. 131, February 11, 2002
Subjects: Afghanistan Conflict, 2001---Analysis, Afghanistan--Military aspects, Al-Qaeda--Political activity, United States--Military policy, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001--Media coverage, bin Laden, Osama--Political activity
...realisation by withdrawing from India, would have been a step as unthinkable as the one proposed by the Greek philosopher Carneades, who in the second century BC told the Romans, then at the beginning of their expansion, to face up to the injustices inherent...


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encyclopedia articles on: Carneades  - 3 results

 
 
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Carneades
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CARNEADES karne dez, 213 129 b.c., Greek philosopher, b. Cyrene. He studied at Athens under Diogenes the Stoic, but reacted against...
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Arcesilaus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...denying the possibility of certainty he was a major opponent of the Stoics (see Stoicism ). Arcesilaus indirectly influenced Carneades and his school. See A. A. Long, The Hellenistic Philosophers (2 vol. 1987...
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Academy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...c.250 b.c.) of Plato, Speusippus , and Xenocrates ; the Middle Academy (until c.150 b.c.) of Arcesilaus and Carneades , who introduced and maintained skepticism as being more faithful to Plato and Socrates; and the New Academy (c.110 b...


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