Sextus and the nature of suspension
Abstract: This article is an investigation of the nature of suspension of judgement as it is conceived by Sextus Empiricus. I carry out this investigation by examining what I take to be Sextus’ most pertinent remarks on the topic and by considering them in the context of contemporary philosophical work on the nature of suspension. Against the more frequently encountered idea that Sextus is operating with a privative conception of suspension, I argue that Sextus instead has a metacognitive account of suspension, whereby suspending constitutively involves acknowledging that one is not in a position to tell whether or not p.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- Extent
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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ISSN: 1574-9274
- Classification
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Philosophie
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Veröffentlichung
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Freiburg
- (who)
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Universität
- (when)
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2023
- Creator
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Dunphy, Robb
- DOI
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10.1007/s11406-023-00671-8
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2383332
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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14.08.2025, 10:59 AM CEST
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