Sextus on Ataraxia Revisited

Autores
Machuca, Diego Emanuel
Año de publicación
2020
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inglés
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My purpose is to revisit an issue concerning the state of undisturbedness or tranquility (ἀταραξία) in ancient Pyrrhonism as this stance is depicted in Sextus Empiricus’s extant works. The issue in question is whether the pursuit and the attainment of undisturbedness in matters of opinion should be regarded as defining features of Pyrrhonism, not merely from a systematic standpoint that examines Pyrrhonism as a kind of philosophy, but mainly according to Sextus’s own account of that skeptical stance. In exploring this issue, I will develop an interpretation defended in previous work, responding to some objections, discussing alternative interpretations, offering further textual support, and putting forward new arguments. It is my contention that examining whether the pursuit and the attainment of undisturbedness in matters of opinion are essential to Pyrrhonism makes it possible to gain a more accurate understanding of this brand of skepticism
Fil: Machuca, Diego Emanuel. Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Buenos Aires. Centro de Estudios Filosóficos "Eugenio Pucciarelli"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Materia
UNDISTURBEDNESS
SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT
INQUIRY
SEXTUS EMPIRICUS
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title Sextus on Ataraxia Revisited
spellingShingle Sextus on Ataraxia Revisited
Machuca, Diego Emanuel
UNDISTURBEDNESS
SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT
INQUIRY
SEXTUS EMPIRICUS
title_short Sextus on Ataraxia Revisited
title_full Sextus on Ataraxia Revisited
title_fullStr Sextus on Ataraxia Revisited
title_full_unstemmed Sextus on Ataraxia Revisited
title_sort Sextus on Ataraxia Revisited
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Machuca, Diego Emanuel
author Machuca, Diego Emanuel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv UNDISTURBEDNESS
SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT
INQUIRY
SEXTUS EMPIRICUS
topic UNDISTURBEDNESS
SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT
INQUIRY
SEXTUS EMPIRICUS
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv My purpose is to revisit an issue concerning the state of undisturbedness or tranquility (ἀταραξία) in ancient Pyrrhonism as this stance is depicted in Sextus Empiricus’s extant works. The issue in question is whether the pursuit and the attainment of undisturbedness in matters of opinion should be regarded as defining features of Pyrrhonism, not merely from a systematic standpoint that examines Pyrrhonism as a kind of philosophy, but mainly according to Sextus’s own account of that skeptical stance. In exploring this issue, I will develop an interpretation defended in previous work, responding to some objections, discussing alternative interpretations, offering further textual support, and putting forward new arguments. It is my contention that examining whether the pursuit and the attainment of undisturbedness in matters of opinion are essential to Pyrrhonism makes it possible to gain a more accurate understanding of this brand of skepticism
Fil: Machuca, Diego Emanuel. Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Buenos Aires. Centro de Estudios Filosóficos "Eugenio Pucciarelli"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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