Plutarch's Adversus Colotem and the Cyrenaics: 1120C-1121E
A reading of Plutarch’s Adversus Colotem, 1120C-1121E, with reference to other surviving evidence for Cyrenaic epistemology. In particular, the discussion evaluates two claims made by Plutarch: (1) that Colotes is right to argue that the Cyrenaics are unable to offer...
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| description | A reading of Plutarch’s Adversus Colotem, 1120C-1121E, with reference to other surviving evidence for Cyrenaic epistemology. In particular, the discussion evaluates two claims made by Plutarch: (1) that Colotes is right to argue that the Cyrenaics are unable to offer a viable mode of living based on their epistemology and (2) that Colotes’ Epicureans find themselves in a similar position. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f20af7f1665948659c86521ffb919c762022-12-22T01:19:07ZengENS ÉditionsAitia1775-42752013-05-01310.4000/aitia.706Plutarch's Adversus Colotem and the Cyrenaics: 1120C-1121EJames WarrenA reading of Plutarch’s Adversus Colotem, 1120C-1121E, with reference to other surviving evidence for Cyrenaic epistemology. In particular, the discussion evaluates two claims made by Plutarch: (1) that Colotes is right to argue that the Cyrenaics are unable to offer a viable mode of living based on their epistemology and (2) that Colotes’ Epicureans find themselves in a similar position.http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/706PlutarchColotesCyrenaicspathosSextus EmpiricusEpicureanism |
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| title | Plutarch's Adversus Colotem and the Cyrenaics: 1120C-1121E |
| title_full | Plutarch's Adversus Colotem and the Cyrenaics: 1120C-1121E |
| title_fullStr | Plutarch's Adversus Colotem and the Cyrenaics: 1120C-1121E |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plutarch's Adversus Colotem and the Cyrenaics: 1120C-1121E |
| title_short | Plutarch's Adversus Colotem and the Cyrenaics: 1120C-1121E |
| title_sort | plutarch s adversus colotem and the cyrenaics 1120c 1121e |
| topic | Plutarch Colotes Cyrenaics pathos Sextus Empiricus Epicureanism |
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