Against the Logicians
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Against the Logicians is an influential work of ancient Pyrrhonian skepticism by Sextus Empiricus that critically examines and challenges the foundations of logical theory and dogmatic reasoning.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical text
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philosophical work ⓘ skeptical treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
nature of logical consequence
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status of logical principles as criteria of truth ⓘ validity of inference ⓘ |
| aimsAt | suspension of judgment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Adversus Logicos
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Pros Logikous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hellenistic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sextus Empiricus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | part of the larger work Adversus Mathematicos ⓘ |
| context | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| critiques |
Aristotelian logic
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Stoic logic NERFINISHED ⓘ criteria of truth ⓘ dogmatic epistemology ⓘ notions of proof ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
critique of dogmatic reasoning
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critique of logical theory ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemological treatise
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philosophical criticism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
debates about the possibility of certain knowledge
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interpretations of ancient logic ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary discussions of skepticism
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early modern philosophy ⓘ later skeptical philosophy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
dogmatic philosophers
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students of philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
dogmatism
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epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| partOf | Adversus Mathematicos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalGoal | undermining dogmatic confidence in logic ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod |
argumentative refutation
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skeptical tropes ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | suspension of assent regarding logical principles ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Skepticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Sextus Empiricus ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
ancient philosophy courses
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history of logic ⓘ history of skepticism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| tradition | Pyrrhonian skepticism ⓘ |
| workOf | Sextus Empiricus corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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