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Xeniades (Ξενιάδης) was a skeptical philosopher from Corinth, probably a follower of the pre-Socratic Xenophanes.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 14 relations: Ancient Corinth, Cleomenes the Cynic, Democritus, Diogenes, Diogenes Laertius, Menippus, Monimus, Philosophical skepticism, Piracy, Sextus Empiricus, Slavery in ancient Greece, Universe, Western philosophy, Xenophanes.

  2. 5th-century BC Greek philosophers
  3. Ancient Corinthians
  4. Ancient Greek merchants
  5. Ancient Skeptic philosophers

Ancient Corinth

Corinth (Κόρινθος; Ϙόρινθος; Corinthus) was a city-state (polis) on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese peninsula to the mainland of Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta.

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Cleomenes the Cynic

Cleomenes (Κλεομένης; fl. c. 300 BCE) was a Cynic philosopher.

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Democritus

Democritus (Δημόκριτος, Dēmókritos, meaning "chosen of the people"; –) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe. Xeniades and Democritus are 5th-century BC Greek philosophers.

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Diogenes

Diogenes (Diogénēs), also known as Diogenes the Cynic (Διογένης ὁ Κυνικός) or Diogenes of Sinope, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism. Xeniades and Diogenes are 4th-century BC Greek philosophers.

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Diogenes Laertius

Diogenes Laërtius (Διογένης Λαέρτιος) was a biographer of the Greek philosophers.

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Menippus

Menippus of Gadara (Μένιππος ὁ Γαδαρεύς Menippos ho Gadareus; fl. 3rd century BC) was a Cynic satirist.

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Monimus

Monimus (Μόνιμος; 4th century BC) of Syracuse, Magna Graecia, was a Cynic philosopher. Xeniades and Monimus are 4th-century BC Greek philosophers.

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Philosophical skepticism

Philosophical skepticism (UK spelling: scepticism; from Greek σκέψις skepsis, "inquiry") is a family of philosophical views that question the possibility of knowledge.

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Piracy

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods.

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Sextus Empiricus

Sextus Empiricus (Σέξτος Ἐμπειρικός) was a Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher and Empiric school physician with Roman citizenship.

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Slavery in ancient Greece

Slavery was a widely accepted practice in ancient Greece, as it was in contemporaneous societies.

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Universe

The universe is all of space and time and their contents.

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Western philosophy

Western philosophy, the part of philosophical thought and work of the Western world.

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Xenophanes

Xenophanes of Colophon (Ξενοφάνης ὁ Κολοφώνιος; c. 570 – c. 478 BC) was a Greek philosopher, theologian, poet, and critic of Homer from Ionia who travelled throughout the Greek-speaking world in early Classical Antiquity. Xeniades and Xenophanes are 5th-century BC Greek philosophers and ancient Skeptic philosophers.

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See also

5th-century BC Greek philosophers

Ancient Corinthians

Ancient Greek merchants

Ancient Skeptic philosophers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeniades