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Jules Vuillemin et la morale du pyrrhonisme

Philosophia Scientiæ, 2016
In the first part of his 1985 paper “Une morale est-elle compatible avec le scepticisme?”, Jules Vuillemin puts forward an interpretation of the scepticism of Pyrrho of Elis and asks whether this is compatible with an ethical life.
Lorenzo Corti
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Pyrrhonism, the Epistemology of Disagreement, the Nature of Rationality. Machuca, D. (2022). Pyrrhonism Past and Present: Inquiry, Disagreement, Self-Knowledge, and Rationality. Cham: Springer.

Sententiae
Review of Machuca, D. (2022). Pyrrhonism Past and Present: Inquiry, Disagreement, Self-Knowledge, and Rationality. Cham: Springer.
Oleksandr Lukovyna
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Bayle e o ceticismo antigo

Kriterion, 2007
Apresenta-se a interpretação oferecida por Bayle do ceticismo antigo: suas características, sua origem e a distinção entre pirrônicos e acadêmicos. Em seguida, discutem-se alguns aspectos importantes do ceticismo: sua concepção de ciência, sua conduta na
Plínio Junqueira Smith
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Pyrrhonism and the Law of Non-Contradiction [PDF]

, 2011
The question of whether the Pyrrhonist adheres to certain logical principles, criteria of justification, and inference rules is of central importance for the study of Pyrrhonism.
Machuca, Diego E.
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On the Motivations of a Skeptic, and Her Practice

Peitho, 2016
The aim of Pyrrhonism is deceptively simple: to achieve a state of ataraxia, of tranquility and relief from perturbation. But what is the extent of the ataraxia envisioned? Must the Skeptic admit a hard distinction between disturbances apparently related
Bryan Maddox
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On Pyrrhonian Ends and Choices. A Comparative Analysis of DL 9.107-8 and M 11.141-67 [PDF]

Ideas y Valores, 2015
The article provides a comparative analysis of the final paragraphs of Diogenes Laertius’ Life of Pyrrho (9.107-8) and a chapter from the Adversus ethicos by Sextus Empiricus (M 11.[5].141-67).
Alfonso Correa Motta
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Neopyrrhonism as Metaphilosophy: A Non-Quietist Proposal

Praxis Filosófica, 2022
R. Fogelin (2002 [1976]; 1992 [1981]; 1994) was the first one to speak about “Neopyrrhonism” to link Wittgenstein and Sextus Empiricus. To him, Pyrrhonism “combines philosophical scepticism with scepticism about philosophy,
Guadalupe Reinoso
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Nietzsche's Conception of Skepticism as Intellectual Virtue and Vice

European Journal of Philosophy, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1466-1485, December 2025.
Abstract Recent approaches are unable to make full sense of Nietzsche's distinction between weak and strong skepticism (BGE 208–209; A54). In this paper, I propose an alternative interpretation. My suggestion is that this distinction is best understood in the context of his virtue epistemology.
Lorenzo Serini
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Doubting Thomas: Aquinas on Doubt and the Act of Faith

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 3, Page 310-330, July 2025.
Abstract Several modern theologians affirm that doubt is compatible with faith, even as authoritative voices from the Christian tradition deny this. While Thomas Aquinas is often seen as an exemplar of the traditional view, few scholars have devoted serious attention to the nature of doubt in Thomas’ thought.
Patrick X. Gardner
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Philosophy Untouched by Science? Zeno’s Runner, Sextus’ Epochē, and More

Philosophies
The relationship between science and philosophy is contentious. Quine saw philosophy as continuous with science (broadly understood), but many philosophers see a dichotomy between them.
Josef Mattes
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