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C. Brittain

Disciplines:
epistemology
ancient philosophy

Summary

British-American scholar of ancient philosophy who has written on Cicero, Academic Skepticism, and the transmission of Greek philosophy to Rome.

Core Contribution

Developed rigorous accounts of Academic Skepticism's epistemological commitments; analyzed the relationship between Cicero's philosophical writings and his Greek sources; contributed to understanding the role of the Academy in Hellenistic philosophy.

Notable Works & Achievements

Philo of Larissa

Cicero: On Academic Scepticism

Historical Influences

Cicero Carneades

Intellectual Lineage

Analytic Philosophy Ancient Philosophy

Contemporaries & Peers

J. Annas Michael Frede

Minds Influenced

No recorded minds influenced.

Intellectual Posterity

Hellenistic Philosophy Scholarship

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