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Skepticism, naturalism, pyrrhonism
, 2022 Skepticism and naturalism bear important connections with one another. Do they conflict or are they different sides of the same coin? In this paper, by considering the ways in which Sextus and Hume have examined these issues, I offer a Pyrrhonian ...
Bueno, Otavio, Otávio Bueno
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Escepticismo y anti-intelectualismo: una revisión del ideal socrático desde la perspectiva pirrónica
Tópicos, 2014 The purpose of this paper is twofold. Firstly, I argue directly for the thesis according to which, skepticism and anti-intellectualism associated with Pyrrhonism constitute a radical rejection of what I refer to in this paper as “the Socratic ideal” –a ...
Jorge Ornelas
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Ancient Skepticism: Pyrrhonism [PDF]
, 2011 Pyrrhonism was one of the two main ancient skeptical traditions. In this second paper of the three-part series devoted to ancient skepticism, I present and discuss some of the issues on Pyrrhonian skepticism which have been the focus of much attention in
Diego E. Machuca +2 more
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A Neo-Pyrrhonian Response to the Disagreeing about Disagreement Argument [PDF]
, 2017 An objection that has been raised to the conciliatory stance on the epistemic significance of peer disagreement known as the Equal Weight View is that it is self-defeating, self-undermining, or self-refuting.
Machuca, Diego E.
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Sententiae, 2016 The first article of the cycle “The role of skeptical evidence in the First and Second ‘Meditations’” compares the Cartesian and Sextus Empiricus’ concepts of doubt in, respectively, “Metaphysical meditations” and “Outlines of Pyrrhonism”.
Oleg Khoma
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PhilosophiesIn this article, the philosophical (critical) continuity between ancient Greek skepticism (Pyrrhonism) and postmodern political theory is pointed out.
Ziya Kıvanç Kıraç +2 more
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Dogmatism and Easy Knowledge: Avoiding the Dialectic?
Analytic Philosophy, Volume 67, Issue 4, Page 328-346, December 2026.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes and objects to the anti‐skeptical strategy endorsed by Epistemological Dogmatism. Dogmatism is a theory of epistemic justification that holds perceptual warrant for our beliefs is immediate, based on experiential seemings. Crucially, it rejects requests for higher‐order justification or active defense of the justification ...
Guido Tana
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Ancient Skepticism: The Skeptical Academy [PDF]
, 2011 Ancient philosophy knew two main skeptical traditions: the Pyrrhonian and the Academic. In this final paper of the three-part series devoted to ancient skepticism, I present some of the topics about Academic skepticism which have recently been much ...
Machuca, Diego +2 more
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Dreams, Scepticism and Idealism
Theoria, Volume 92, Issue 5, October 2026.ABSTRACT On one narrative, Berkeleyan idealism arises from Cartesian theorising: Descartes's discussion of dreaming in the Meditations leads first to scepticism, and through scepticism, to Berkeley's rejection of realism. In this paper, I consider how this move from dreams to idealism is supposed to work.
Melissa Frankel
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Skepticism and Ontological Parsimony
Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 107, Issue 2, Page 86-98, June 2026.ABSTRACT External world skepticism is often thought to entail that we should suspend judgment about the existence of the external world. I challenge this orthodoxy by arguing that, when combined with a plausible principle of ontological parsimony, the skeptical challenge intensifies into an argument for outright disbelief in the external world.
James H. McIntyre
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