Again on Sextus on Persuasiveness and Equipollence

This paper engages with Svavar Svavarsson's recent essay, "Sextus Empiricus on Persuasiveness and Equipollence," arguing against both (i) his interpretation of whether two rival arguments appear equipollent to the Pyrrhonist because he himself is equally persuaded by both of them, and...

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Autor: Machuca, Diego Emanuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/76748
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/76748
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sextus Empiricus
Pyrrhonism
Persuasiveness
Equipollence
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
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Sumario:This paper engages with Svavar Svavarsson's recent essay, "Sextus Empiricus on Persuasiveness and Equipollence," arguing against both (i) his interpretation of whether two rival arguments appear equipollent to the Pyrrhonist because he himself is equally persuaded by both of them, and (ii) his interpretation of the way in which the argument from possible disagreement is supposed to induce suspension of judgment in the Pyrrhonist. In so doing, I aim to dispel some serious misunderstandings regarding key aspects of the Pyrrhonist's skeptical outlook and argumentative practice.