...d limitations of human thought. There is a common desire to investigate the phenomena of sense- perception, and the genetic relations of man to the l... ... presume to say whether they are comprehensible or not, but it is guided by phenomena. [2] It will thus be seen that the Methodical School of medic... ...I. 14. [8] Hyp. I. 14. Sextus replies to the charge that the Sceptics deny phenomena by refuting it. [1] The Sceptic does not deny phenomena, beca... ...Sceptical School the phenomenon, meaning by this name the idea of it." [2] Phenomena are the only things which the Sceptic does not deny, and he gui... ...un, and the sea, as no longer a source of astonishment, while a comet or an earthquake are wonders to those not accustomed to them. [1] The value o... ...iogenes gives only two illustrations to this Trope, that of the sun and the earthquake. [4] [1] Hyp. I. 141-142. [2] Hyp. I. 143. [3] Hyp. I. 144... ...otle's explanation of comets, that they are a collection of vapors near the earth, because that coincided with his theory of the universe. VII. Theo... ...squitoes, others from fermented wine, as the stinging ants, others from the earth, others from the mud, like the frogs, others from slime, as the wo... ...ng everything into shade, we should see great astonishment at the sight. An earthquake, too, does not trouble those who experience 142 it for the fi...

... philosophy. There is a common starting-point in the study of the power and limitations of human thought. There is a common desire to investigate the phenomena of sense-perception, and the genetic relations of man to the lower animals, and a common interest in the theory of human knowledge. While, however, some of the pages of Sextus' works would form a possible introduct...