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After the death of Aristotle the next significant development in the history of epistemology was the rise of Skepticism, of which there were at least two kinds. The first, Academic Skepticism, arose in the Academy (the school founded by Plato) in the 3rd century bce and was propounded by the Greek philosopher Arcesilaus (c. 315–c. 240 bce), about whom Cicero (106–43 bce), Sextus Empiricus (flourished 3rd century ce), and Diogenes Laërtius (flourished 3rd century ce) provide information. The Academic Skeptics, who are sometimes called “dogmatic” Skeptics, argued that nothing could be known with certainty. That form of Skepticism seems susceptible ...(100 of 23160 words)