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Sextus Posted 20 years ago
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Facts or circumstances? (to Mister Micawber)
“These non-epistemic appearances may well be the result of the influence of two facts. First, according to the most important testimony preserved about Pyrrho’s thought, he seems to have identified unperturbedness and happiness. Second, two of the Skeptic’s main dogmatic rivals, namely the Stoics and the Epicureans, considered unperturbedness the principal component of happiness.”
“For instance, it is probable that the Skeptic’s choice was in part influenced by two facts. First, ataraxia was, if we can trust our sources, an important aspect of Pyrrho’s thought and way of life. Second, as we said in the previous section, this notion played a key role in the theories of the Stoics and the Epicureans.”
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“For instance, it is probable that the Skeptic’s choice was in part influenced by two facts. First, ataraxia was, if we can trust our sources, an important aspect of Pyrrho’s thought and way of life. Second, as we said in the previous section, this notion played a key role in the theories of the Stoics and the Epicureans.”
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) I'd call them circumstances again. It seems to me that these are facts only from the viewpoint of the historian of philosophy who is writing the passage. At that point in history, I would think they'd be circumstances or conditions or factors ; or they could actually be influences ('...
- ) I'd call them circumstances again.
- It seems to me that these are facts only from the viewpoint of the historian of philosophy who is writing the passage.
- At that point in history, I would think they'd be circumstances or conditions or factors ; or they could actually be influences ('...
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(I wish I knew what these are talking about-- philosophy is well out of my range of competence.)
I'd call them circumstances again. It seems to me that these are facts only from the viewpoint of the historian of philosophy who is writing the passage. At that point in history, I would think they'd be circumstances or conditions or factors; or they could
I'd call them circumstances again. It seems to me that these are facts only from the viewpoint of the historian of philosophy who is writing the passage. At that point in history, I would think they'd be circumstances or conditions or factors; or they could
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