Xeniades

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Xeniades from Corinth was a 5th century BC Greek philosopher . He is said to have been a skeptic and to have taken the view that there was no criterion of truth and therefore no claim to truth could be made for any statement.

The philosopher Xeniades should not be confused with the rich citizen of the same name, also from Corinth, who lived in the 4th century BC. Chr. Diogenes of Sinope bought him as a slave after his capture by pirates in Crete, later gave him freedom and made him the educator of his children.

literature

  • Marie-Odile Goulet-Cazé: Xéniade de Corinthe. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 7, CNRS Éditions, Paris 2018, ISBN 978-2-271-09024-9 , p. 189 f.
personal data
SURNAME Xeniades
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Xeniades from Corinth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek philosopher (school of the sophists)
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 5th century BC Chr.