Is Pyrrhonian Suspension Incompatible with Doubt?

The Pyrrhonian skeptic's stance, as described by Sextus Empiricus, is in good part defined by his suspending judgment or belief about all the matters he has so far investigated. Most interpreters of Pyrrhonism maintain that it is a mistake to understand this form of skepticism in terms of doubt...

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Autor: Machuca, Diego Emanuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/166550
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/166550
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:PYRRHONISM
SUSPENSION
DOUBT
APORIA
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
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Sumario:The Pyrrhonian skeptic's stance, as described by Sextus Empiricus, is in good part defined by his suspending judgment or belief about all the matters he has so far investigated. Most interpreters of Pyrrhonism maintain that it is a mistake to understand this form of skepticism in terms of doubt because suspension as conceived of by the Pyrrhonist is markedly different from the state of doubt. In this article, I expound the reasons that have been offered in support of that prevailing view and assess their strength.