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Also known as Favorinus of Arles, Favorí d'Arle, Favorinus of Arelate

Favorinus (c. 80 – c. 160 AD) was a Roman sophist and skeptic philosopher who flourished during the reign of Hadrian and the Second Sophistic.

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Born
80 ca. A.D.
Died
150 A.D.
Works
10

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Key facts

Philosopher.region
Western philosophy
Philosopher.era
Hellenistic philosophy
Philosopher.name
Favorinus of Arelate
Philosopher.birth_place
Arelate
Philosopher.notable_works
Pyrrhonean Tropes On the Academic Disposition On the Kataleptic Fantasy Against Epictetus Pantodape Historia Apomnemoneumata
Philosopher.school_tradition
Skepticism
Philosopher.main_interests
Epistemology

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Favorinus (c. 80 – c. 160 AD) was a Roman sophist and skeptic philosopher who flourished during the reign of Hadrian and the Second Sophistic.

==Early life== He was of Gaulish ancestry, born in Arelate (Arles). He received a refined education, first in Gallia Narbonensis and then in Rome, and at an early age began his lifelong travels through Greece, Italy and the East.

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