ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A SCEPTICAL TECHNĒ IN SEXTUS EMPIRICUS’ WORKS

ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A SCEPTICAL TECHNĒ IN SEXTUS EMPIRICUS’ WORKS

Galen (129-216 A.D.) was a prolific writer, mostly important for the development of medicine. However he is not receiving the deserved attention by researchers in Lusophonic world. Here we aim to show why studying Galen’s De Sectis is useful as an external source for comprehending Sextus Empiricus a...

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Main Author: Rodrigo Pinto de Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Sergipe 2018-12-01
Series:Prometeus: Filosofia em Revista
Online Access:https://seer.ufs.br/index.php/prometeus/article/view/9270
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spelling doaj-f96832be8dec44eda9bd79166085ec2e2020-11-24T21:20:50ZengUniversidade Federal de SergipePrometeus: Filosofia em Revista2176-59602018-12-010286478ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A SCEPTICAL TECHNĒ IN SEXTUS EMPIRICUS’ WORKSRodrigo Pinto de Brito0DFL / UFSGalen (129-216 A.D.) was a prolific writer, mostly important for the development of medicine. However he is not receiving the deserved attention by researchers in Lusophonic world. Here we aim to show why studying Galen’s De Sectis is useful as an external source for comprehending Sextus Empiricus and his empiricism, as well as his exhortation to live in accordance to the ordinary life. Furthermore, in two appendices (1) we offer the main primary sources, and (2) we display a chronology of the physicians mentioned in pseudo-Galen, Introd.14.683.5-14.684.5.https://seer.ufs.br/index.php/prometeus/article/view/9270
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ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A SCEPTICAL TECHNĒ IN SEXTUS EMPIRICUS’ WORKS
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title ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A SCEPTICAL TECHNĒ IN SEXTUS EMPIRICUS’ WORKS
title_short ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A SCEPTICAL TECHNĒ IN SEXTUS EMPIRICUS’ WORKS
title_full ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A SCEPTICAL TECHNĒ IN SEXTUS EMPIRICUS’ WORKS
title_fullStr ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A SCEPTICAL TECHNĒ IN SEXTUS EMPIRICUS’ WORKS
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description Galen (129-216 A.D.) was a prolific writer, mostly important for the development of medicine. However he is not receiving the deserved attention by researchers in Lusophonic world. Here we aim to show why studying Galen’s De Sectis is useful as an external source for comprehending Sextus Empiricus and his empiricism, as well as his exhortation to live in accordance to the ordinary life. Furthermore, in two appendices (1) we offer the main primary sources, and (2) we display a chronology of the physicians mentioned in pseudo-Galen, Introd.14.683.5-14.684.5.
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