Sextus Empiricus And Greek Scepticism

Author : Mary Mills Patrick
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Author : Sextus Empiricus,Sextus (Empiricus.)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
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Release : 2000-07-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521778093

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Sextus Empiricus: Outlines of Scepticism by Sextus Empiricus,Sextus (Empiricus.) Pdf

Outlines of Scepticism, by the Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus, is a work of major importance for the history of Greek philosophy. It is the fullest extant account of ancient scepticism, and it is also one of our most copious sources of information about the other Hellenistic philosophies. Its first part contains an elaborate exposition of the Pyrrhonian variety of scepticism; its second and third parts are critical and destructive, arguing against 'dogmatism' in logic, epistemology, science and ethics - an approach that revolutionized the study of philosophy when Sextus' works were rediscovered and published in the sixteenth century. This volume presents the accurate and readable translation which was first published in 1994, together with a substantial new historical and philosophical introduction by Jonathan Barnes.

Author : Mills Mary Patrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
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Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1435304047

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Author : Mary Mills Patrick
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 108 pages
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Release : 2013-04-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1484164121

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Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Mary Mills Patrick Pdf

Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism By Mary Mills Patrick This Thesis is accompanied by a Translation from the Greek of the First Book of the "Pyrrhonic Sketches" by Sextus Empiricus The following treatise on Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism has been prepared to supply a need much felt in the English language by students of Greek philosophy. For while other schools of Greek philosophy have been exhaustively and critically discussed by English scholars, there are few sources of information available to the student who wishes to make himself familiar with the teachings of Pyrrhonism. The aim has been, accordingly, to give a concise presentation of Pyrrhonism in relation to its historical development and the Scepticism of the Academy, with critical references to the French and German works existing on the subject. The time and manner of the connection of Sextus Empiricus with the Pyrrhonean School has also been discussed. As the First Book of the Hypotyposes, or Pyrrhonic Sketches by Sextus Empiricus, contains the substance of the teachings of Pyrrhonism, it has been hoped that a translation of it into English might prove a useful contribution to the literature on Pyrrhonism, and this translation has been added to the critical part of the work.

Author : Mary Mills Patrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
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Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1332817092

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Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Mary Mills Patrick Pdf

Excerpt from Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism: A Thesis Accepted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Bern, Switzerland, November 1897 The following treatise on Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism has been prepared to supply a need much felt in the English language by stu dents of Greek philosophy. For while other schools of Greek philosophy have been exhaust ively and critically discussed by English scholars, there are few sources of information available to the student who wishes to make himself familiar with the teachings Of Pyrrhonism. The aim has been, accordingly, to give a concise presentation of Pyrrhonism in relation to its historical develop ment and the Scepticism of the Academy, with critical references to the French and German works existing on the, subject. The time and manner of the connection of Sextus Empiricus with the Pyrrhonean School has also been dis cussed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Mary Mills 1850-1940 Patrick
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 110 pages
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Release : 2016-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1371613060

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SEXTUS EMPIRICUS & GREEK SCEPT by Mary Mills 1850-1940 Patrick Pdf

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Author : Patrick Mary Mills
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 1901
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0243808836

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Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Patrick Mary Mills Pdf

Author : Sextus (Empiricus.)
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 087220006X

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Selections from the Major Writings on Scepticism, Man, & God by Sextus (Empiricus.) Pdf

"Judicious in every respect: selection, translation and structuring of the texts, footnotes, bibliography, and index. . . . The book of choice for undergraduate courses." --Edward M. Galligan, University of North Carolina

Author : R. J. Hankinson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Escépticos (Filosofía griega)
ISBN : 0415184460

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The Sceptics by R. J. Hankinson Pdf

The first comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of Greek sceptism, from the beginnings of epistemology with Xenophanes, to the final full development Pyrrhonism as presented in the work of Sextus Empiricus.

Author : Mary Mills Patrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 167 pages
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Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
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Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism by Mary Mills Patrick Pdf

Author : Jonathan Barnes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 180 pages
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Release : 2007-10-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521043875

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The Toils of Scepticism by Jonathan Barnes Pdf

The topic of this book is the major argument-forms of the Greek sceptic, Sextus Empiricus, who lived and wrote in the second century AD. The author gives a lucid explanation and analysis of these forms, both as historically important phenomena and as philosophically significant arguments.

Author : Richard Bett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139560207

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Sextus Empiricus by Richard Bett Pdf

Sextus Empiricus' Against the Physicists examines numerous topics central to ancient Greek inquiries into the nature of the physical world, covering subjects such as god, cause and effect, whole and part, bodies, place, motion, time, number, coming into being and perishing and is the most extensive surviving treatment of these topics by an ancient Greek sceptic. Sextus scrutinizes the theories of non-sceptical thinkers and generates suspension of judgement through the assembly of equally powerful opposing arguments. Richard Bett's edition provides crucial background information about the text and elucidation of difficult passages. His accurate and readable translation is supported by substantial interpretative aids, including a glossary and a list of parallel passages relating Against the Physicists to other works by Sextus. This is an indispensable edition for advanced students and scholars studying this important work by an influential philosopher.

Author : Charlotte L. Stough
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520312487

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Greek Skepticism by Charlotte L. Stough Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

Author : Sextus (Empiricus.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015010332875

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Scepticism, Man, & God by Sextus (Empiricus.) Pdf

Author : Sextus (Empiricus.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015011600908

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Sextus Empiricus: Outlines of Pyrrhonism by Sextus (Empiricus.) Pdf

Sextus Empiricus (ca. AD 160-210), exponent of scepticism and critic of the Dogmatists, was a Greek physician and philosopher, pupil and successor of the medical sceptic Herodotus (not the historian) of Tarsus. He probably lived for years in Rome and possibly also in Alexandria and Athans. His three surviving works are 'Outlines of Pyrrhonism' (three books and the practical and ethical scepticism of Pyrrho of Elis, ca. 360-275 BC, as develped later, presenting also a case against the Dogmatists); Against the Dogmatistis' (five books dealing with the Logicians, Physicists, and Ethcists); and 'Against the professors' (six books: Grammarians, Rhetors, Geometers, Arithmeticians, Astrologers, and Musicians). These two latter works might be called a general criticism of professors of all arts and sciences. Sextus' work is a source for the history of thought especially because of his development and formulation of former sceptic doctrines.