Adversus Mathematicos
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Adversus Mathematicos is a major work of ancient 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 treatise ⓘ |
| aimsAt | refutation of dogmatic claims ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Against the Professors
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Pros Mathematikous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Outlines of Pyrrhonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sextus Empiricus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
attack on theoretical disciplines
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critique of the liberal arts ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ |
| critiques |
arithmeticians
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astrologers ⓘ dogmatic philosophers ⓘ ethicists ⓘ geometricians ⓘ grammarians ⓘ logicians ⓘ mathematicians ⓘ musicians ⓘ physicists ⓘ rhetoricians ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| dividedInto | books ⓘ |
| field |
classical studies
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history of philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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skeptical philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance philosophy
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early modern skepticism ⓘ modern epistemology ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| method |
argument from opposing appearances
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reductio ad absurdum ⓘ |
| philosophicalGoal | ataraxia ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
epistemological skepticism
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suspension of judgment ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Pyrrhonism
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ancient skepticism ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| structure | multi-book treatise ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Against the Mathematicians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
historians of skepticism
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scholars of Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| workOf | Sextus Empiricus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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