Sextus Empiricus and Modern Empiricism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10707776 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roderick M Chisholm (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1941 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 371-384 |
| Publication date | 1941-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/286711 |
| OpenAlex | W2065940077 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
Although it is difficult to exaggerate the similarities between the philosophical doctrines of contemporary scientific empiricists and those which were expounded by Sextus Empiricus, the Greek physician and sceptic of the third century A. D., Sextus seems to have been neglected by most historians of empiricism. An account of his position may be of some pertinence at the present time, for a striking parallel can be drawn without any distortion. His most significant contributions are: first, the positivistic and behavioristic theory of signs which he opposed to the metaphysical theory of the Stoics; secondly, his discussion of phenomenalism and its relation to common sense claims to knowledge; and, thirdly, his account of the controversy over the principle of extensionality in logic, where the anticipation of contemporary doctrines is perhaps most remarkable
Anticipation (artificial intelligence) · Empiricism · Epistemology · Extensionality · Metaphysics · Positivism · Psychologism · Relation (database) · Skepticism · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy, Science, and History
The Evidence of the Senses
The Bibliographic Bases of Hume's Understanding of Sextus Empiricus and Pyrrhonism
Conservatism and Pyrrhonian Skepticism
The Cyrenaics Vs. The Pyrrhonists On Knowledge Of Appearances
The Deep Challenge of Pyrrhonian Scepticism
All Frames Created Equal Are Not Identical
Por que é impossível se ser cético nos dias atuais. Uma breve refutação do Neopirronismo
Formalizing the conditionals of Diodorus Cronus and Chrysippus
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2025 (39) |
| Highly cited | No |