skeptic philosopher
C14623
concept
A skeptic philosopher is a thinker who systematically questions the possibility, scope, and justification of knowledge, often suspending judgment to expose assumptions and limits in beliefs.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Academic skeptic | 3 |
| skeptic philosopher canonical | 3 |
| skeptical philosophy | 3 |
| Academic Skeptic philosopher | 2 |
| Academic Skeptic | 1 |
| Pyrrhonist | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: skeptic philosopher
Generated description
A skeptic philosopher is a thinker who systematically questions the possibility, scope, and justification of knowledge, often suspending judgment to expose assumptions and limits in beliefs.
Instances (12)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Carneades | Academic skeptic |
| Philo of Larissa | Academic Skeptic |
| Cārvāka | skeptical philosophy |
| Sextus Empiricus | Pyrrhonist |
| Pyrrhonian skepticism | skeptical philosophy |
| Aenesidemus | — |
| Arcesilaus | Academic skeptic |
| Clitomachus | Academic skeptic |
| Metrodorus of Stratonicea | Academic Skeptic philosopher |
| Charmadas | Academic Skeptic philosopher |
| Roman Academic tradition | skeptical philosophy |
| Pyrrho | — |