Adversus Ethicos
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Adversus Ethicos is a work by the ancient skeptic philosopher Sextus Empiricus that critically examines and challenges ethical doctrines and moral philosophies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical text
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge ethical doctrines
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undermine claims to moral knowledge ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher | Sextus Empiricus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sextus Empiricus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
dogmatic ethics
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normative ethical systems ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greco-Roman philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethical doctrines
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moral theories ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical critique
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skeptical treatise ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Pyrrho of Elis
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earlier skeptical arguments ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | philosophically educated readers ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| method | argumentative refutation of ethical positions ⓘ |
| objective | to show the instability of ethical claims ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
skeptical inquiry
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suspension of judgment ⓘ |
| philosophicalGoal | ataraxia through suspension of ethical dogma ⓘ |
| philosophicalStanceExpressed | epistemic skepticism about ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
criteria of the good
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nature of virtue ⓘ possibility of moral knowledge ⓘ rational foundations of ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Pyrrhonian skepticism ⓘ |
| preservedIn | fragmentary form ⓘ |
| questions |
existence of objective moral standards
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reliability of ethical reasoning ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Adversus Mathematicos
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Outlines of Pyrrhonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| tradition | ancient skepticism ⓘ |
| workType | ethical criticism ⓘ |
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