| Name | Birthplace | Dates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcesilaus | . | about 316/5-242/1 B.C. | Turned Plato's Academy to Skepticism |
| Carneades | . | 214/213-129/128 B.C. | Head of Academy and most proficient skeptic |
| Aenesidemus | . | first century B.C. | Academic skeptic who converted to Pyrrhonism |
| Clitomachus | . | . | Carneades's successor as head of Academy |
| Marcus Tullius Cicero | Arpinum | 106-43 B.C. | Roman follower of Academic skepticism |
| Plutarch | . | about 46- after 120 B.C. | Member of the Academy, wrote disputations against the other schools |
| Name | Birthplace | Dates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrrho | Elis | about 365/360-275/270 B.C. | Founder of skepticm. Left no writings. |
| Timon | Phlius | about 320-230 B.C. | Follower of Pyrrho |
| Sextus Empiricus | . | about 200 A.D. | Reported the views of the ancient skeptics |
| Name | Notable Work | Dates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michel de Montaigne | In Defense of Raymond Sabond | 1533-1592 | introduced skepticism to a wide audience |
| Rene Descartes | Meditations on First Philosophy | 1596-1650 | Attempted to refute skepticism |
| David Hume | Treatise of Human Nature | 1711-1776 | Advanced new, powerful skeptical arguments |
| Name | Works | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Diogenes Laertius | Lives of Eminent Philosophers | Gossipy and unreliable |
| Sextus Empiricus | Outlines of Pyrrhonism, Against the Philosophers, Against the Logicians | Detailed reports of arguments |
| Cicero | Academica | Describes disputes between the skeptics and their contemporaries |
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