Augustine, Epicurus, and external world skepticism
Augustine's Contra Acad. is opposed to the sort of Epicurian skepticism described by Cicero in the De natura deorum (1,25,69-1,26,74), and the account of it is far from the radical Pyrrhonian skepticism that many take to be the purest, most defensible sort of skepticism. Drawing upon his theory of i...
Author: | Charles Bolyard |
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Published: |
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Volume: | 44 |
Pages: | 157-168 |
Periodical: | Journal of the History of Philosophy |
Number: | 2 |
Format: | Article |
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Summary: | Augustine's Contra Acad. is opposed to the sort of Epicurian skepticism described by Cicero in the De natura deorum (1,25,69-1,26,74), and the account of it is far from the radical Pyrrhonian skepticism that many take to be the purest, most defensible sort of skepticism. Drawing upon his theory of illumination, Augustine provides the grounds for certainty for all human knowledge. |
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