¿Es Sexto Empírico un protagórico?
In the Outlines of Pyrrhonism Sextus Empiricus advances an argument similar to Descartes' dream, which seems commit Sextus to some sort of Protagorean relativism. In this article, I examine this argument in the context of other passages in Sextus, and propose an interpretation which shows that...
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| description | In the Outlines of Pyrrhonism Sextus Empiricus advances an argument similar to Descartes' dream, which seems commit Sextus to some sort of Protagorean relativism. In this article, I examine this argument in the context of other passages in Sextus, and propose an interpretation which shows that the skepticism that one can draw from this argument is as radical as Descartes', but it can never be considered as a relativistic argument. I show that Sextus makes a crucial mistake in describing Protagoras' position as well as his own —a mistake which could lead one to conclude falsely that Sextus is a Protagorean relativist. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61a6d6e913d9424a8db33f867466cfbd2022-12-22T00:54:12ZspaUniversidad PanamericanaTópicos0188-66492007-84982013-11-01241719010.21555/top.v24i1.278277¿Es Sexto Empírico un protagórico?Claudia Lorena García0(Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET)In the Outlines of Pyrrhonism Sextus Empiricus advances an argument similar to Descartes' dream, which seems commit Sextus to some sort of Protagorean relativism. In this article, I examine this argument in the context of other passages in Sextus, and propose an interpretation which shows that the skepticism that one can draw from this argument is as radical as Descartes', but it can never be considered as a relativistic argument. I show that Sextus makes a crucial mistake in describing Protagoras' position as well as his own —a mistake which could lead one to conclude falsely that Sextus is a Protagorean relativist.http://topicosojs.up.edu.mx/ojs/index.php/topicos/article/view/278Sexto EmpíricoProtágorasEsbozos Pirrónicosrelativismo. |
| spellingShingle | Claudia Lorena García ¿Es Sexto Empírico un protagórico? Tópicos Sexto Empírico Protágoras Esbozos Pirrónicos relativismo. |
| title | ¿Es Sexto Empírico un protagórico? |
| title_full | ¿Es Sexto Empírico un protagórico? |
| title_fullStr | ¿Es Sexto Empírico un protagórico? |
| title_full_unstemmed | ¿Es Sexto Empírico un protagórico? |
| title_short | ¿Es Sexto Empírico un protagórico? |
| title_sort | es sexto empirico un protagorico |
| topic | Sexto Empírico Protágoras Esbozos Pirrónicos relativismo. |
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