Alexinus (; el, Ἀλεξῖνος; c. 339–265 BC) of

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, was a philosopher of

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and a disciple of

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. From his argumentative nature he was facetiously named ''the wrangler'' ( el, Ἐλεγξῖνος), From

he went to Olympia, hoping to found a sect which was to be called the Olympian, but his disciples soon became disgusted with the unhealthiness of the place and their scanty means of subsistence, and left him with a single attendant. None of his doctrines have been preserved, but from the brief mention made of him by

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, he seems to have dealt in logical puzzles.

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mentions a paean which he wrote in honour of

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, the Macedonian, and which was sung at Delphi to the sound of the lyre. Alexinus also wrote against

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, and against

Ephorus Ephorus of Cyme (; grc-gre, Ἔφορος ὁ Κυμαῖος, ''Ephoros ho Kymaios''; c. 400330 BC) was an ancient Greek historian known for his universal history. Biography Information on his biography is limited. He was born in Cyme, A ...

the historian. Diogenes Laërtius has preserved some lines on his death which was caused by his being pierced with a reed while swimming in the Alpheus. In 267–6, Alexinus debated rhetorical questions with Hermarchus the Epicurean. Philodemus in his ''On Rhetoric'' quotes a rebuttal by Hermarchus in which he cites Alexinus.PHerc. 1674 Alexinus criticizes the rhetorical sophists for wasting their time on investigation of useless subjects, such as diction, memory, and the interpretation of obscure passages in the poets.

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* 330s BC births 265 BC deaths 3rd-century BC Greek people 3rd-century BC philosophers Ancient Eleans Ancient Greek logicians Megarian philosophers {{AncientGreece-philosopher-stub