From Skepticism to Paralysis

Ancient Philosophy 32 (2):369-392 (2012)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

This paper analyzes the apraxia argument in Cicero’s Academica. It proposes that the argument assumes two modes: the evidential mode maintains that skepticism is false, while the pragmatic claims that it is disadvantageous. The paper then develops a tension between the two modes, and concludes by exploring some differences between ancient and contemporary skepticism.

Categories

Keywords

Reprint years

ISBN(s)

07402007

DOI

10.5840/ancientphil201232231

Links

PhilArchive

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

My notes

Similar books and articles

Analytics

Added to PP
2013-04-04

Downloads
324 (#59,007)

6 months
59 (#69,526)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Author's Profile

Suzanne Obdrzalek
Claremont McKenna College

Citations of this work

Stoicism.Dirk Baltzly - 2008 - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Scepticisme, apraxia et rationalité.Diego E. Machuca - 2019 - In Diego E. Machuca & Stéphane Marchand (eds.), Les raisons du doute: études sur le scepticisme antique. Paris: Classiques Garnier. pp. 53-87.
De praktische en epistemische waarde van het pyrronisme.Diego Machuca - 2016 - Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 108 (1):73-98.
Ancient skepticism.Leo Groarke - forthcoming - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

View all 6 citations / Add more citations

References found in this work

The View From Nowhere.Thomas Nagel - 1986 - New York: Oxford University Press.
Elusive knowledge.David K. Lewis - 1996 - Australasian Journal of Philosophy 74 (4):549 – 567.
The significance of philosophical scepticism.Barry Stroud - 1984 - New York: Oxford University Press.
The View from Nowhere.Thomas Nagel - 1986 - Behaviorism 15 (1):73-82.

View all 66 references / Add more references