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Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism

By: Mary Mills Patrick

... SEXTUS EMPIRICUS AND GREEK SCEPTICISM A Thesis accepted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Bern Switzerlan... ... SEXTUS EMPIRICUS AND GREEK SCEPTICISM A Thesis accepted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Bern Switzerland, November... ...ty of Bern Switzerland, November 1897 BY MARY MILLS PATRICK PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE, CONSTANTINOPLE TURKEY This Thesis is accomp... ...of Bern Switzerland, November 1897 BY MARY MILLS PATRICK PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE, CONSTANTINOPLE TURKEY This Thesis is accompani... ...rrhonism in relation to its historical development and the Scepticism of the Academy, with critical references to the French and German works existin... ...elopment and the Scepticism of the Academy, with critical references to the French and German works existing on the subject. The time and manner of ... ...ION OF PYRRHONISM 81 Pyrrhonism and Pyrrho.—Pyrrhonism and the Academy. Strength and weakness of Pyrrhonism. THE FIRST BOOK OF T... ...under the title of πξὸο καζεκαηηθνύο, one of which is directed agai nst the sciences in general, and the other against the dogmatic philosophers. The... ...ere the same, is stated by him, [4] and the word 'some' probably refers to members of both schools at different periods of their history. Sextus re...

...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 exhau...

...“Interest has revived in the works of Sextus Empiricus in recent times, especially, one may say, since the date of Herbart. There is much in the writings of Sextus that finds a parallel in the methods of modern philosophy. There is a common starting-...

...The Historical Relations Of Sextus Empiricus-Introductory paragraph.—The name of Sextus Empiricus. His profession.—The time when he lived.—The place of his birth.—The seat of the Sceptical School while Sextus was at its head....

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