In his Academica, Cicero criticizes Amafinius and his fellow Epicurean Rabirius for their unsophisticated prose style, and says that in their efforts to introduce philosophy to common people they end up saying nothing.
Cicero, in his work "Academica," criticized Amafinius and Rabirius, two Epicureans, for using unrefined language when trying to make philosophy accessible to ordinary people. He argued that their efforts ultimately failed because of this lack of sophistication.