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561Pyrrho on the CriterionAncient Philosophy 18 (2): 417-434. 1998.I argue that Pyrrho was an epistemological skeptic, rather than the possessor of a positive metaphysical view.
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80Ethics and Epistemology in Sextus EmpircusRoutledge. 1999.This book defends the consistency, plausibility, and interest of the brand of Ancient Skepticism described in the writings of Sextus Empiricus, both through detailed exegesis of the original texts, and through sustained engagement with an array of modern critics
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PhD, 1993
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