Joseph B Bullock
Biographic Data
| ID | 9489806 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph B Bullock |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph B |
| FAMILY NAME | Bullock |
| SIGNATURE | BULLOCK J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity University Department of Philosophy San Antonio USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Skeptical Suspension in the Face of Disagreement
Pyrrhonian skeptics, according to Sextus Empiricus, suspend judgment in the face of equally strong oppositions, but they also continue to investigate. This joint characterization has puzzled scholars: Why keep investigating if the evidence demands epochē ? On this point, Sextus has been accused of muddled thinking at best and incoherence at worst. In this paper, I explain how investigative activity harmonizes with the suspensive mindset. My inter…
The Challenges of the Modes of Agrippa
The standard “gladiatorial” interpretation of the Modes of Agrippa has undergone several recent attacks. Scholars have criticized it because it seems to portray the skeptic as a dogmatist about logical support and because it does not treat all five Modes as part of the system. Although some have attempted to patch up the standard interpretation to address these issues, I raise a further problem: The gladiatorial interpretation cannot make sense o…
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The Challenges of the Modes of Agrippa
The standard “gladiatorial” interpretation of the Modes of Agrippa has undergone several recent attacks. Scholars have criticized it because it seems to portray the skeptic as a dogmatist about logical support and because it does not treat all five Modes as part of the system. Although some have attempted to patch up the standard interpretation to address these issues, I raise a further problem: The gladiatorial interpretation cannot make sense o…
Skeptical Suspension in the Face of Disagreement
Pyrrhonian skeptics, according to Sextus Empiricus, suspend judgment in the face of equally strong oppositions, but they also continue to investigate. This joint characterization has puzzled scholars: Why keep investigating if the evidence demands epochē ? On this point, Sextus has been accused of muddled thinking at best and incoherence at worst. In this paper, I explain how investigative activity harmonizes with the suspensive mindset. My inter…
Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Interpretation (philosophy) (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Skepticism (2 works) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 work) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 work) · Dialectic (1 work) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (1 work)