Adversus mathematicos by Sextus Empiricus

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Adversus mathematicos by Sextus Empiricus

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In the late third century CE, SEXTUS EMPIRICUS, a physician and philosopher, wrote. Sextus' life is largely unknown. He appears to have lived in Rome for a time before moving to Alexandria. Sextus' philosophical works are Outlines of Pyrrhonism, Against the Dogmatists, Against the Logi-cians, Against the Physicists, Against the Ethicists, and Against the Professors, however his medical publications are lost. A treatise on the soul and Notes on Medicine are also attributed to him.

Sextus represented Aenesidemus of Cnossos' new skeptical school, which system Sextus attempted to define. In a nutshell, skeptics devote their lives to critiquing and exposing the flaws in every good philosophical belief. Sextus was an outspoken supporter of the Pyrrhonistic suspension of judgment (called for the Elis philosopher Pyrrho [ca. 360-270 BCE), which claimed that no unquestionably authentic knowledge of reality can be obtained.

As a result, we should refrain from making judgments on things we don't fully comprehend. Sextus' writings may appear to be lacking in originality, but they are a valuable compilation of his predecessors' work, and as such, they give us with a much-needed explanation of ancient skepticism.

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ISBN 13 9783110256307
ISBN 10 3110256304
Title Adversus mathematicos
Author Sextus Empiricus
Series Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher De Gruyter
Year published 1961-01-01
Number of pages 191
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