Arcesilaus
Arcesilaus , c.316-c.241 BC, Greek philosopher of Pitane in Aeolis. He was the principal figure of the Middle Academy. Despite his position in the Academy , his teachings diverged from Platonic doctrine. By emphasizing the doubt expressed by Socrates as to the possibility of gaining knowledge, he took a position comparable to that of the Skeptics (see skepticism ). He argued that knowledge and opinion could not be distinguished from each other, so that what anyone claims to know may be more or less probable but not certain. In denying the possibility of certainty he was a major opponent of the Stoics (see Stoicism ). Arcesilaus indirectly influenced Carneades and his school.
Bibliography: See A. A. Long, The Hellenistic Philosophers (2 vol. 1987).
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The great Shakespeare fraud: Patricia Pierce tells the tale of William-Henry Ireland, whose teenage angst led him to pull off an unlikely hoax.(Frontline)
Magazine article from: History Today; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Late in 1794 William-Henry Ireland, a dim-looking...eighteen, was William-Henry's hero. But unlike him, Ireland junior was a...and giving Ireland junior the final...begin forging. William-Henry maintained that...
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Shakespeare's queer 'Sonnets' and the forgeries of William Henry Ireland. (William Shakespeare)
Magazine article from: Criticism; 3/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; In 1795 a young man named William Henry Ireland, then about eighteen years of...to correspond with the elder Ireland without the latter recognizing...undying gratitude to a contemporary William Henry Ireland who saved him from drowning in...
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Football: Keane's cavaliers foil the French World Cup 2006 France 0 Republic of Ireland 0 Attendance: 77,000 Republic contain Henry to stay in touch
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 10/10/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Now it was time for Henry and, in particular...France were shaken and Ireland were encouraged. Three...opportunities came on the break; William Gallas's drive was...Soon after the break Ireland came close again. Kilbane...Dangerously for Ireland, Henry started to run from deep...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Football: WALKING ON EIRE; FRANCE.............0 REP IRELAND.....0 Henry and Co can't crack 'em.(The PREM)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 10/10/2004; 700+ words
; ...Germany 2006. Indeed, Ireland should really have...midfield, though Ireland's own "Zinedine...strikeforce of Thierry Henry and Djibril Cisse...boot of defender William Gallas. That stinging...thunderous volley saved. Ireland's best chance to...cross inches wide. Henry had a chance to ...
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Titian in Connemara: in the 1830s enterprising English artists in search of Picturesque novelty discovered the west of Ireland. Among them was William Evans of Eton, as Louisa M. Connor Bulman describes.
Magazine article from: Apollo; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; William Evans of Eton (1798...remote, difficult area of Ireland had never yet appeared...which was far greater in Ireland. [FIGURE 1 OMITTED...quoted directly from Henry D. Inglis, A Journey through Ireland throughout the Spring...
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Atteindre la centaine: William Henry Drummond
Magazine article from: Canadian Medical Association. Journal; 4/10/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...reconsideration of his poetry and achievements. William Henry Drummond (n William Henry Drumm) was born 13 April 1854, in County Leitrim, Ireland, and died 6 April 1907 in the mining community...
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Willaim Cromwell Bullock; Willoughby N. Bundy; Paula Coats. Shirley Mae Dawson. Laila Diane Deringer. Concetta Domicoli. Christopher Ireland. Valaria Leafquist. Shirley Ann Luedde. Josephine Mattera. Skolastika Morovich. Henry Salas
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 4/19/2002; 700+ words
; Bullock, William Cromwell -- 88, passed away from a heart...Mortuary San Pedro (310) 832-8351 Ireland, Christopher Passed away on Tuesday...Survived by his parents, Tom and Donna Ireland; sister, Heather; and brother, Kevin...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Henry makes it double joy!(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 7/3/1997; ; 700+ words
; Ireland celebrated double...yesterday. Jeremy Henry took pride of place...Carrickfergus. Henry rewrote the record...combination - and William Keys never looked...into the wounds, Ireland suffered their...Results - Singles: J Henry (Ireland-Portrush...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Who's looting the National Gallery? Masterpieces by Orpen and Henry head for London.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 4/5/2009; 700+ words
; ...one by Paul Henry, Ireland's foremost...portrait artist Sir William Orpen - will...seller of the Henry painting is unknown...traditional west of Ireland landscape. It...CLASSIC: Sir William Orpen's portrait...MASTERPIECE: Paul Henry's landscape...
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Ireland make a flying start.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...champion Pat McNally. Henry, bidding to add the...ended on the next when Henry got the single he needed...McHugh, Martin McHugh and William Keys found the going...winners. It means that Ireland will be represented in...12. Semi final: J Henry (Ireland - Portrush...
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William Henry Ireland
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
William Henry Ireland 1777-1835, English forger...relating to Shakespeare, Ireland fabricated two plays, Vortigern and Rowena (1796) and Henry II (both pub. 1799...however, exposed him, and Ireland later acknowledged the hoax...
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Ireland, William Henry
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Ireland, William Henry (1777–1835), is remembered chiefly as a forger...and other works, including the plays Vortigern and Rowena and Henry II , appeared. Ireland subsequently admitted to the forgeries. He published two volumes...
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Fitton, William Henry
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Fitton, William Henry ( b . Dublin, Ireland, January 1780; d . London, England...The family, long resident in Ireland, was descended from the Fittons...his review of the publications of William Smith, directed the attention of...
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Harvey, William Henry
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Harvey, William Henry ( b . Limerick, Ireland, 5 February 1811; d . Torquay...published under the editorship of Sir William Thiselton-Dyer (1896 –...Norman Moore, “ William Henry Harvey, ” in Dictionary...
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Flood, (William Henry) Grattan
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Flood, (William Henry) Grattan ( b Lismore, Ireland, 1859; d Enniscorthy, 1928). Irish organist and writer. Org., Enniscorthy...1920). Also wrote histories of Irish mus. and monographs on musicians who visited Ireland.
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