Sextus Empiricus and the Skeptic's Beliefs

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dc.contributor.authorBruzina, David Arataen
dc.contributor.committeechairGifford, Marken
dc.contributor.committeememberMiller, Harlan B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPitt, Joseph C.en
dc.contributor.departmentPhilosophyen
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-06T14:41:31Zen
dc.date.adate2003-10-21en
dc.date.available2011-08-06T14:41:31Zen
dc.date.issued2002-09-20en
dc.date.rdate2003-10-21en
dc.date.sdate2002-10-02en
dc.description.abstractIn his Outlines of Skepticism, Sextus Empiricus claims that the Pyrrhonian Skeptic can live without holding beliefs. According to the 'Rustic' interpretation of this claim, Sextus holds that the Skeptic lives without beliefs of any kind. According to the 'Urbane' interpretation, Sextus' claim concerns only a restricted category of beliefs. I discuss each interpretation in the context of Sextus' broader philosophical stance, and argue for an Urbane interpretation. On this view, Pyrrhonism represents a practicable stance towards the world.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10022002-171041en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022002-171041en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/9604en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartBRZNA2.DOC.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectepistemologyen
dc.subjectphilosophical psychologyen
dc.subjectancient epistemologyen
dc.subjectSextus Empiricusen
dc.subjectPyrrhonian skepticismen
dc.titleSextus Empiricus and the Skeptic's Beliefsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePhilosophyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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