BOOK XIV
CONTENTS
I. Preface concerning the subject of the Book p. 717 a
II. On the mutual contradiction and conflict of the philosophers p. 717 d
III. On the harmony of the Hebrew writers p. 719 b
IV. How Plato has accused his predecessors. From the Theaetetus p. 720 d
V. On the first successors of Plato. From Numenius the Pythagorean p. 737 b
VI. On Arcesilaus, the founder of the second Academy. From the same p. 730 b
VII. Of Lacydes, the successor of Arcesilaus. From the same p. 734 a
VIII. Of Carneades, the founder of the third Academy. From the same p. 737 b
IX. Of Philo, who succeeded Cleitomachus, the successor of Carneades. From the same p. 739 b
X. That among the Greek philosophers there are conjectures, and logomachies, and much error. From Porphyry's Epistle to Nectenabo and other sources p. 741 b
XI. Concerning geometry, and astronomy, and syllogisms. From Xenophon's Memorabilia p. 743 b
XII. Concerning the professors of Natural Science. From the same, in the Epistle to Aeschines p. 745 a
XIII. On gymnastic and music. From Plato's Republic p. 746 a
XIV. Opinions of philosophers on First Principles. From Plutarch p. 747 d
XV. On the doctrine of Anaxagoras. From Plato p. 750 d
XVI. Opinions of philosophers concerning gods. From Plutarch p. 753 b
XVII. Against the School of Xenophanes and Parmenides, who rejected the senses. From the eighth Book of Aristocles On philosophy p. 756 b
XVIII. Against the followers of Pyrrhon, called Sceptics or Ephectics, who declared that nothing can be clearly apprehended. From Aristocles p. 758 c
XIX. Against the philosophers of the School of Aristippus, who say that only feelings can be apprehended, and that of other things there is no apprehension. From the same p. 764 c
XX. Against the School of Metrodorus and Protagoras, who say that the senses alone are to be trusted. From the same p. 766 b
XXI. Against the Epicureans, who define the good as pleasure. From the same p. 768 d
XXII. Further against those who define the good as pleasure. From the Philebus of Plato p. 770 b
XXIII. Against the Epicureans, who deny a Providence, and refer the universe to corporeal atoms. From Dionysius, Bishop of Alexandria, On Nature p. 772 d
XXIV. From human examples. From the same p. 773 d
XXV. From the constitution of the universe. From the same p. 774 d
XXVI. From the nature of man. From the same p. 778 c
XXVII. That to God there is no toil in working. From the same p. 781 a