Cleanthes by Gordon H. Clark
Encyclopedia 40. Cleanthes (typed) [1976. In Collier Encyclopedia, New York: P.F. Collier and Son.] CLEANTHES (c. 300-c. 220 B.C.), Greek philosopher, was born at Assos in the Troad. He came to Athens and attended the lectures of Crates the Cynic and Zeno the Stoic....
Plotinus by Gordon H. Clark
Encyclopedia 39. Plotinus (typed) [1949. In Collier's Encyclopedia. New York: P.F. Collier and Son.] PLOTINUS (A.D. 205-270), philosopher and teacher, was born in Egypt, probably in A.D. 205. He studied at Alexandria under the philosopher Ammonius Saccas, took part in...
Epictetus by Gordon H. Clark
Encyclopedia 38. Epictetus (typed) [1949. In Collier's Encyclopedia. New York: P.F. Collier and Son.] EPICTETUS (c. A.D. 50-130), Greek philosopher, probably from Phrygia. His real name is not known, “Epictetus” being a Greek word meaning “acquired.” In his youth...
Eclecticism by Gordon H. Clark
Encyclopedia 37. Eclecticism (typed) [1949. In Collier's Encyclopedia. New York: P.F. Collier and Son.] ECLECTICISM, in philosophy, a variety of thought characterized by its adoption of principles from various or diverse systems of thought without intention of fusing...
Carneades by Gordon H. Clark
Encyclopedia 35. Carneades (typed) [1949. In Collier's Encyclopedia. New York: P.F. Collier and Son.] CARNEADES (c. 214-129 B.C.). Greek philosopher, the founder of the New Academy, and an able skeptical opponent of the Stoics, was born at Cyrene. He studied with...
Alexandrian School by Gordon H. Clark
Encyclopedia 34. Alexandrian School (typed) [1949. In Collier's Encyclopedia. New York: P.F. Collier and Son.] ALEXANDRIAN SCHOOL, the general designation of tendencies in literature, philosophy, and art that arose in Alexandria, Egypt, especially in the fist few...
