Academic school of Plato's Academy
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The Academic school of Plato's Academy was a later phase of Plato’s Academy that emphasized critical inquiry and suspended judgment, laying key foundations for ancient Skepticism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Academic school of Plato's Academy canonical | 1 |
| Crates of Athens as head of the Academy | 1 |
| Platonic Academy (intellectually) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academic school of Plato's Academy Context triple: [Skepticism, influencedBy, Academic school of Plato's Academy]
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A.
School of Socrates
The School of Socrates was the informal circle of students and followers gathered around the philosopher Socrates in classical Athens, which later gave rise to several major Socratic schools of thought.
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Peripatetic school
The Peripatetic school was the philosophical tradition founded by Aristotle in ancient Athens, known for its systematic inquiry into logic, metaphysics, ethics, and natural science.
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C.
Lyceum of Aristotle
The Lyceum of Aristotle was an influential philosophical school in ancient Athens where Aristotle taught and developed many foundational ideas in logic, science, and metaphysics.
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Platonic Academy of Florence
The Platonic Academy of Florence was a 15th-century humanist circle in Renaissance Florence that revived and interpreted Plato’s philosophy, heavily influenced by the work and leadership of Marsilio Ficino.
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School of Pythagoras
The School of Pythagoras is a medieval stone building in Cambridge, regarded as the oldest surviving university-related structure in the city and now used by St John’s College.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academic school of Plato's Academy Target entity description: The Academic school of Plato's Academy was a later phase of Plato’s Academy that emphasized critical inquiry and suspended judgment, laying key foundations for ancient Skepticism.
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A.
School of Socrates
The School of Socrates was the informal circle of students and followers gathered around the philosopher Socrates in classical Athens, which later gave rise to several major Socratic schools of thought.
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B.
Peripatetic school
The Peripatetic school was the philosophical tradition founded by Aristotle in ancient Athens, known for its systematic inquiry into logic, metaphysics, ethics, and natural science.
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C.
Lyceum of Aristotle
The Lyceum of Aristotle was an influential philosophical school in ancient Athens where Aristotle taught and developed many foundational ideas in logic, science, and metaphysics.
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D.
Platonic Academy of Florence
The Platonic Academy of Florence was a 15th-century humanist circle in Renaissance Florence that revived and interpreted Plato’s philosophy, heavily influenced by the work and leadership of Marsilio Ficino.
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E.
School of Pythagoras
The School of Pythagoras is a medieval stone building in Cambridge, regarded as the oldest surviving university-related structure in the city and now used by St John’s College.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic school of philosophy
ⓘ
philosophical school ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Middle Academy
ⓘ
New Academy ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
probable impressions (pithanon)
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suspension of assent (epochē) ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| developsFrom | Old Academy's interpretation of Plato ⓘ |
| doctrine |
epistemological skepticism
ⓘ
fallibilism ⓘ probabilism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
critical inquiry
ⓘ
suspension of judgment ⓘ |
| endTime | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| follows | Old Academy ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Arcesilaus ⓘ |
| headOfSchool |
Antiochus of Ascalon
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Arcesilaus ⓘ Carneades ⓘ Clitomachus ⓘ Philo of Larissa ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
laid foundations for later skeptical traditions
ⓘ
mediated Plato's thought to the Roman world ⓘ |
| influenced |
Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
Cicero ⓘ Pyrrhonism ⓘ
linked to:
Pyrrhonian skepticism
ancient Skepticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Plato
ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Antiochus of Ascalon
ⓘ
Arcesilaus ⓘ Carneades ⓘ Clitomachus ⓘ Philo of Larissa ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Athens ⓘ |
| method |
dialectical argument
ⓘ
refutation of dogmatic claims ⓘ |
| opposes |
Epicureanism
ⓘ
Stoicism ⓘ |
| partOf |
Plato's Academy
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy of Athens
|
| philosophicalTradition |
Platonism
ⓘ
Skepticism ⓘ |
| precedes | Middle Platonism ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 268 BC ⓘ |
| teaches |
that certainty is unattainable
ⓘ
that wise persons should suspend judgment ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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