Pyrrhonism and the Dialectical Methods

The Aims and Argument of Outlines of Pyrrhonism II

In: History of Philosophy & Logical Analysis
Author: Justin Vlasits 1
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  • 1 Philosophisches Seminar, Philosophische Fakultät, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Deutschland
Online Publication Date:
08 Sep 2020
In:
Volume 23: Issue 1
Article Type:
Research Article
Pages:
225–252
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30965/26664275-02301013
Keywords:
inquiry; Pyrrhonian skepticism; method; Sextus Empiricus; logic

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to show how Outlines of Pyrrhonism II constitutes an original, ambitious, and unified skeptical inquiry into logic. My thesis is that Sextus’ argument in Book II is meant to accomplish both its stated goal (to investigate the topics typically grouped together by dogmatists under the heading of “logic”) and an unstated goal. The unstated goal is, in my view, interesting in itself and sheds new light on Sextus’ methodology. The goal is: to suspend judgement on the effectiveness of dogmatic methodologies.

In:
History of Philosophy & Logical Analysis
E-ISSN:
2666-4275
Print ISSN:
2666-4283
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