Adversus Geometras
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Adversus Geometras is a work by the ancient skeptic philosopher Sextus Empiricus that critically examines and challenges the foundations and claims of geometry and mathematical sciences.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek text
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aim |
to challenge the certainty of geometrical knowledge
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to undermine dogmatic claims of mathematical sciences ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher | Sextus Empiricus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sextus Empiricus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circaDate | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| concerns |
relation between perception and geometrical concepts
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status of axioms and postulates in geometry ⓘ |
| critiques |
claims of demonstrative certainty
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epistemic status of mathematical theorems ⓘ foundations of geometry ⓘ |
| epistemologicalPosition | suspension of judgment about geometrical claims ⓘ |
| genre | skeptical philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| influences | later skepticism about mathematics ⓘ |
| intendedTarget |
dogmatic geometers
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mathematical dogmatists ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
geometry
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mathematics ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | ancient Greek skepticism ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod |
reductio-style criticism of proofs
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skeptical argumentation ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Pyrrhonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance | skeptical ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
fallibility of human knowledge
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limits of demonstration ⓘ skepticism about theoretical sciences ⓘ |
| positionOnMathematics | critical ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Sextus Empiricus’ corpus of skeptical writings ⓘ |
| questionedConcept |
necessity of geometrical truths
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self-evidence of geometrical axioms ⓘ universality of mathematical knowledge ⓘ |
| reception |
cited in discussions of ancient philosophy of mathematics
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studied in modern scholarship on Sextus Empiricus ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Greco-Roman world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedField |
history of philosophy
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philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Adversus Mathematicos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | Against the Geometers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | polemical treatise ⓘ |
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