Against the Mathematicians
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Against the Mathematicians is an influential work of ancient Greek skepticism by Sextus Empiricus that systematically critiques the claims and methods of mathematicians and other dogmatic philosophers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek text
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philosophical work ⓘ skeptical work ⓘ |
| aimsAt | suspension of judgment ⓘ |
| author | Sextus Empiricus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Greek ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | Hellenistic philosophical schools ⓘ |
| criticizesConcept |
certainty
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demonstrative proof ⓘ scientific knowledge as infallible ⓘ |
| critiques |
astrologers
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dogmatic philosophers ⓘ grammarians ⓘ logicians ⓘ mathematicians ⓘ rhetoricians ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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skeptical literature ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important testimony on Hellenistic logic and science
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major source for ancient skepticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance philosophy
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early modern skepticism ⓘ modern philosophy of science ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of dogmatic philosophy
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critique of grammar and rhetoric ⓘ critique of logical theory ⓘ critique of mathematical claims ⓘ epistemological skepticism ⓘ |
| method |
argumentative refutation
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systematic critique of dogmatic claims ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchoolOfAuthor | Pyrrhonian skepticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Pyrrhonism
NERFINISHED
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ancient Greek skepticism ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Outlines of Pyrrhonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrine |
ataraxia
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epoché ⓘ |
| supportsView | limits of human knowledge ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| workStructure | polemical treatise ⓘ |
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