| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Bruzina, David Arata
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| Author's Email Address |
db352900@ohio.edu |
| URN |
etd-10022002-171041 |
| Title |
Sextus Empiricus and the Skeptic's Beliefs |
| Degree |
Master of Arts |
| Department |
Philosophy |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Gifford, Mark |
Committee Chair |
| Miller, Harlan B. |
Committee Member |
| Pitt, Joseph C. |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- philosophical psychology
- epistemology
- ancient epistemology
- Pyrrhonian skepticism
- Sextus Empiricus
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| Date of Defense |
2002-09-20 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
In his Outlines of Skepticism, Sextus Empiricus claims that the Pyrrhonian Skeptic can live without holding beliefs. According to the “Rustic” interpretation of this claim, Sextus holds that the Skeptic lives without beliefs of any kind. According to the “Urbane” interpretation, Sextus’ claim concerns only a restricted category of beliefs. I discuss each interpretation in the context of Sextus’ broader philosophical stance, and argue for an Urbane interpretation. On this view, Pyrrhonism represents a practicable stance towards the world.
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