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Born 316 BCE or 315 BCE • Aeolis
Died c.241 BCE
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Carneades
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Cleitomachus
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Plato
Plato
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Xenocrates
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Speusippus
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Aenesidemus
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Chrysippus
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Pyrrhon Of Elis
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Sextus Empiricus
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Timon Of Phlius
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Aristotle
Aristotle
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Socrates
Socrates
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Epicurus
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Democritus
Democritus
Greek philosopher
St. Justin Martyr
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Epictetus
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Diogenes.
Diogenes
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Archytas of Tarentum
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Proclus
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Numenius of Apamea
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