and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, yet he denyed not, but somewhat was probable, or not. Others there be, who adde a Fourth, and Fift Academie. We have a good account of all in Sextus Empiricus Pyrrhon. Hypotyp. lib. 1. cap. 33. There were Academies, as they say, more than Three.
The first, and most Ancient of Plato: the second, and middle of Ar∣cesilas: the third, and new of Carneades, and Clitomachus.There are who adde a fourth of Philo, and Charmidas, and a fifth of Antiochus, &c. As for Philo's Academie, it came near the old, in that it allowed a Wise man to Opine or Entertain some opinions, which Carneades de∣nyed. And Antiochus Philo's hearer, who lived about Cicero's time, seemed wholly to restore the old Academie save only in this, that as to the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or facultie of Judging, he enclined to the Stoicks. But these four last Academies are usually comprized all under the stile of the New Academie (though some came nearer to, and some were more remote from the old) which some confound with the Scepticks: but Sextus Empiricus (cap. 13.) gives us this difference.* 1.1
Those of the New Academies (saies he) though they affirme all things are In∣comprehensible, yet they differ from the Scepticks, perhaps in saying, that all things are Incomprehensible; for they assert this: but the Sce∣pticks admit it possible, that they may be Comprehended. We differ also from the New Academie as to what belongs to the end. They use in the course of life what is credible: we following Laws, Customes, and Natural affections, live without engaging our opinion, &c.
§. 3. After various transformations of the Academie,* 1.2 those who adher'd to Plato's Dogmes, rejected the name of Academicks, and espoused that of Platonicks, so that the stile of Academicks was confined to the Secta∣tors of Arcesilas, who maintained 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, an Incompre∣hension, and Suspension: thus Lud. Vives on August. Civ. l. 8. c. 12. Arcesilas who attained to bring in the Socratick mode of disputing, to affirme nothing, but to refute the affirmations of others,* 1.3 constituted the New Academie. Hence they, who illustrated things, and assert∣ed certain Dogmes which they conceived to be the opinions of Plato, these were called Platonicks, not Academicks; for I conceive, the name Academick stuck too fast in the Schole of Arcesilas: thus Lud. Vives. The first revivings of the old Academie, or Platonick Philoso∣phie seems to owe it's original to the famous Schole of Alexandria in Egypt, instituted by Ptolomaeus Philadelphus, who out of his great zeal for the advancing of Learning, caused the Egyptian Wisdom, which had