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- adjective Of, from, or pertaining to,
Megara . - noun Someone from
Megara .
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According to the anecdotal tradition (not necessarily to be trusted), he died after public humiliation at the court of the Alexandrian ruler Ptolemy Soter, having failed to solve a set of logical puzzles propounded there by the Megaric philosopher Stilpo.
Diodorus Cronus Sedley, David 2009
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But at all events no evidence that we possess associates him in any way with the town of Megara, after which the Megaric school was named.
Diodorus Cronus Sedley, David 2009
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As mentioned above, it was an offshoot of the Megaric school, founded by Euclides of Megara and recognized as one of the minor ˜Socratic™ schools, thanks to Euclides's close association with Socrates.
Diodorus Cronus Sedley, David 2009
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There are some who say, as the Megaric school does, that a thing
Metaphysics Aristotle 2002
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Megaric dialectic, an outgrowth of early Socratism, and the suspension of judgment so dear to skeptics can without great effort be found in the Platonic Socrates, if one is selective enough.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas JOHN FISHER 1968
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I have paid L. Cincius the 20,400 sesterces for the Megaric statues in accordance with your letter to me.
The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The Megaric statues and the Hermæ, which you mentioned in your letters,
The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order Marcus Tullius Cicero
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From his school sprang Plato, the founder of the Academic philosophy; Euclides, the founder of the Megaric school;
A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest William Smith 1853
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Democritean philosophy with the doctrines of the Cyrenaics; the Cynics were developed into Stoics by Zeno (341-260 B.C.), who borrowed much from the Megaric school and from the Old Academy; and, finally, the Middle and
Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Anne C. Lynch Botta 1853
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It was celebrated as the seat of the Megaric school of philosophy, founded by
Ancient States and Empires John Lord 1852
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