Hegesinus of Pergamon
Hegesinus of Pergamon (Greek: Ἡγησίνους), was an Academic Skeptic philosopher from Pergamon. He was the successor of Evander and the immediate predecessor of Carneades as the leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy, and served for a period around 160 BC.[1] Nothing else is known about him.
Notes[]
- ^ Diogenes Laërtius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, iv. 60; Cicero, Academica, ii. 6.
References[]
- K. Algra, J. Barnes, J. Mansfeld, M. Schofield, The Cambridge History of Hellenistic Philosophy. Pages 32–33. Cambridge University Press. (2005).
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