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The Resource Sextus Empiricus, with an English translation by R.G. Bury, (electronic resource)

Sextus Empiricus, with an English translation by R.G. Bury, (electronic resource)

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The three surviving works by Sextus Empiricus (c. 160-210 CE) are Outlines of Pyrrhonism, Against the Dogmatists, and Against the Professors. Their value as a source for the history of thought is especially that they represent development and formulation of former sceptic doctrines.
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Sextus Empiricus
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Sextus Empiricus
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with an English translation by R.G. Bury
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The three surviving works by Sextus Empiricus (c. 160-210 CE) are Outlines of Pyrrhonism, Against the Dogmatists, and Against the Professors. Their value as a source for the history of thought is especially that they represent development and formulation of former sceptic doctrines.
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Sextus, Empiricus
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Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages
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non fiction
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  • dictionaries
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1869-
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Bury, Robert Gregg
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Loeb classical library online
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Skepticism
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Sextus Empiricus (ca. 160-210 CE), exponent of scepticism and critic of the Dogmatists, was a Greek physician and philosopher, pupil and successor of the medical sceptic Herodotus (not the historian) of Tarsus. He probably lived for years in Rome and possibly also in Alexandria and Athens. His three surviving works are Outlines of Pyrrhonism (three books on the practical and ethical scepticism of Pyrrho of Elis, ca. 360-275 BCE, as developed later, presenting also a case against the Dogmatists); Against the Dogmatists (five books dealing with the Logicians, the Physicists, and the Ethicists); and Against the Professors (six books: Grammarians, Rhetors, Geometers, Arithmeticians, Astrologers, and Musicians). These two latter works might be called a general criticism of professors of all arts and sciences. Sextus's work is a valuable source for the history of thought especially because of his development and formulation of former sceptic doctrines. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Sextus Empiricus is in four volumes--
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Sextus Empiricus, with an English translation by R.G. Bury, (electronic resource)
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Includes indexes and glossary
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online resource
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multicolored
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text
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rdacontent.
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v. I. Outlines of Pyrrhonism -- v. II. Against logicians -- v. III. Against physicists. Against ethicists -- v. IV. Against professors
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1 online resource.
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online
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9780674994201
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computer
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rdamedia.
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remote
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(OCoLC)903198769
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Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Sextus Empiricus, with an English translation by R.G. Bury, (electronic resource)
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes indexes and glossary
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
v. I. Outlines of Pyrrhonism -- v. II. Against logicians -- v. III. Against physicists. Against ethicists -- v. IV. Against professors
Control code
hup0000373
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource.
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9780674994201
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)903198769
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Mode of access: World Wide Web

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