The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.

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Title: The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.
Author: Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678.
Publication: London :: Printed for Humphrey Moseley and Thomas Dring :; 1656.
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CHAP. I.

His Country, Parents, Time, Masters.

CARNEADES (successour of Egesinus) was ofa 1.1 Cyrene, whenceb 1.2 Cicero saith, he was an acute person, as being an African. Hee was sonne of Epicomus, or Philocomus. Apollo∣dorus, as cited by Laertius, affirmeth he died in the 162. Olympiad; but there is a mi∣stake in the Text; for the words of Apollodo∣rus relate doubtlesse to the time of his birth, which upon that Authority, we may affirm to have been in the first year of 162. Olympiad. Florus (cited byc 1.3 Plutarch) addes, he was born on the 7^th day of Tharlegion, at what time the Car∣nean Festivalls were celebrated at Cyrene, whence perhaps he took his name.

This time falling after the Callippical period, we shall compute it according tod 1.4 Petavius his method, which although it be not exempt from question, yet is better then that of Scaliger, whose method is not reconcileable to Ptolomy's observations.

The fourth of the 164. Olympiad, was

Of the Julian period	4585.
Epoche of the Callippick period	4383.
Which subducted, there remains	202.
Subduct two perionods more	152.
remains	50.

The year propounded therefore is the 50^th of the third peri∣od. The Neomenia of He••atombaeon, Iune 26. which is the 177^th day of the Iulian year; the 7^th of Thargelion (according to Petavius) at that time was the 302. of the Attick year.

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To	177.
adde	302.
Summe	479.
Subduct	365
Remains	114.

The 114^th day of the Julian year is the 24^th of April, on which fell the 7^th of Thargelion; which, the Dominicall Letter being B. fell on Sunday, Proleptically taken.

e 1.5 He was Disciple to Egesinus the Academick, andf 1.6 learned Lo∣gick of Diogenes the Stoick, whence in arguing he would many▪ times say, If I have concluded right, the cause is my own; if not right, Diogenes must return the ••ina he had of me; which was the price the Dialectick Philosophers took.

Notes

a 1.1

L••ert.

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b 1.2

Acad. qu••••t. 4.

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c 1.3

Sympo••. quapot ••. 1.

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d 1.4

Do••tr. 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ p.

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e 1.5

Laert.

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f 1.6

Cic. Acad. quaest. 4.

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