Some notes on Sextus Empiricus' method of approaching the téchnai

n 21 (September, 2017) • Archai: As Origens do Pensamento Ocidental

Autor: Rodrigo Pinto de Brito, Alexandre Arantes Pereira Skvirsky, Lauro Iane de Morais

Resumo:

We aim to show how Sextus Empiricus develops his attack on the téchnai in Against the Professors (M I-VI). First of all, we will outline the concept of stoicheîon (plural: stoicheîa) in Aristotle, for we think that the wide use of the concept by the Hellenistic Philosophers addresses itself to Aristotle’s employment of it. Thus, Sextus Empiricus approaches the téchnai through a paradigm internal to their own systematization, from their “elements” (stoicheîa). Secondly, we will take into consideration Sextus’ approach to grammar, and we link this discussion on grammar to the other téchnai. Finally, we aim to identify the political and pedagogical consequences of Sextus’ approach.

ISSN: 1984-249X

DOI: DOI: https://doi.org/10.14195/1984 -249X_21_8

Texto Completo: http://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/16562/19012

Palavras-Chave: Pyrrhonism,Sextus Empiricus,Against the profe

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